Geography Crossword
Across
- 4. a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons
- 5. ecological political philosophy to denote a nature-centered view
- 6. marine invertebrates which typically live in compact colonies of many identical individual polyps.
- 7. reindeer food, uses 4 letters from the word 'lychee'
- 11. removal of trees and other plant life from a forested area by cutting down or burning; usually carried out to clear the land for farming
- 13. cultural services such as spiritual enrichment and recreation
- 17. tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully
- 18. method used to dispose of rubbish by burying it; also used to describe the place where rubbish is buried
- 19. provisioning services such as providing food and materials
- 22. an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources
- 24. a specific place on earth and all the things, both animate and inanimate, that are there
- 28. a cold-blooded vertebrate animal,distinguished by having an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage followed (typically) by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.
- 29. means "little pot" in Greek, uses 4 letters from the word 'salami'
- 30. measure of the amount of salt present in the soil
- 31. dying out and complete disappearance of a species
- 32. a colourless, odourless flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas
- 33. regulating services such as purifying air and water
- 35. variety of living organisms found in an environment
- 36. a large marine fish with a small barbel on the chin
Down
- 1. preferred location of an organism because it has the correct water, temperature, minerals and sunlight
- 2. the ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life
- 3. regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence, especially as opposed to God or animals.
- 8. self-centred view
- 9. a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.
- 10. gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the release of greenhouse gases
- 12. complex community made up of living organisms that interact with each other and with their environment
- 14. any substance that is released into the environment that causes damage
- 15. trees or shrubs that bear cones and have needle-like leaves, like pine trees
- 16. a scale used extensively in environmental education, outdoor recreation, and other realms where differences in behavior or attitudes are believed to be explained by underlying values, a world view, or a paradigm.
- 20. removal of a species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species cannot replenish in time
- 21. a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope or chain winding round a horizontal rotating drum
- 23. palm-like plants of tropical and subtropical regions, bearing large male or female cones
- 25. commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls
- 26. an ethical point of view that extends inherent value to all living things
- 27. indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting Sápmi
- 34. supporting services such as seed dispersal and nutrient cycling