Geography Crossword

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