Unit 1 Sustainability Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. land or resources belonging to or affecting the whole of a community.
  2. 6. countries countries with strong economies and a high quality of life ex. Germany, Japan, Sweden
  3. 8. countries countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life ex. Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Afghanistan
  4. 9. meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
  5. 11. Resource materials found in nature that are used by living things
  6. 12. (Environmental) responsibility for conserving and restoring the Earth's resources for future generations
Down
  1. 1. science The field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature
  2. 3. Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
  3. 4. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  4. 5. Footprint (EF) the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
  5. 7. Release of harmful materials into the environment
  6. 8. To use up; waste
  7. 10. of the Commons situation in which people acting individually and in their own interest use up commonly available but limited resources, creating disaster for the entire community