Keywords

2. Assistance provided to countries or communities in need, often in the form of money, resources, or expertise.
3. A narrow, elongated accumulation of sand or shingle that projects from the coast into the sea, formed by longshore drift.
6. A form of tourism that involves visiting natural areas with the aim of conserving the environment and supporting local communities.
9. The excessive use of land for farming, leading to soil degradation and reduced fertility.
10. Farming that provides food primarily for the farmer’s family, with little or no surplus for sale.
12. A structure built along the shore to prevent beach erosion and control sediment movement by trapping sand.
13. Technology that is more advanced than traditional methods but simpler than the most modern technologies, often used in developing countries.
14. The variety of different species of plants, animals, and microorganisms in a particular environment.

1. The most recent geological period, covering the last 2.6 million years, characterised by the development of humans and the most recent ice ages.
4. Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down dead plants and animals, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.
5. Large-scale farming aimed at producing crops or livestock for sale and profit.
7. The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
8. A type of mass movement where saturated soil and rock move down a slope due to gravity, often triggered by rainfall.
11. A submerged or partly submerged sandbank, typically found at the mouth of rivers, formed by the deposition of sediment.