natural resources
Across
- 3. of or found in fresh water; not of the sea.
- 6. a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.
- 8. refers to total fellings and not only to timber removed for own consumption and use
- 9. solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.
- 11. a rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock
- 13. materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
Down
- 1. a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
- 2. a natural substance that is not replenished with the speed at which it is consumed
- 4. resources that continue to exist despite being consumed or can replenish themselves over a period of time even as they are used.
- 5. a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted
- 6. the presence in or introduction into the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
- 7. to move awkwardly or ungracefully
- 10. a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.
- 12. situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects