Ecology and the Environment Quiz

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Across
  1. 1. An environmental issue caused primarily by the burning of high sulfur coal in factories
  2. 4. This protocol (that the US did not sign) was issued in 1997 to help fight global warming
  3. 6. How many children does Mrs. Peloquin have?
  4. 8. The gradual increase in the temperature of the Earth
  5. 9. One negative effect of ozone depletion is that it impairs the process of _______.
  6. 10. Warming of Earth’s atmosphere resulting from heat trapped by carbon dioxide and other gases
  7. 11. The __________________ Protocol, signed by 200 countries in the mid-1980’s banned the production of CFC’s
  8. 14. What gas are humans adding to the atmosphere that is causing the carbon cycle to become overloaded?
  9. 17. India’s family planning policy focuses mainly on the education of ____________
  10. 19. Deforestation in areas like the Amazon Rainforest result in loss of ____________
  11. 21. A gas found in high concentrations in the stratosphere which helps to absorb ultraviolet radiation
Down
  1. 2. What is the name of the project you created for this unit on an environmental issue?
  2. 3. This eye issue can be caused by ozone depletion
  3. 5. The main cause of overpopulation is a higher _______________ than death rate
  4. 7. The stink bug coming to this area is an example of a(n) ___________________
  5. 12. The name of our pet rabbit
  6. 13. Two ways to prevent or fix this environmental issue are to conserve natural areas and sustainable agriculture
  7. 15. Ozone depletion is causing thinning in this area of the world
  8. 16. China’s family planning policy restricts families within city (urban) areas to have ________ child(ren) without any penalty
  9. 18. Remains of ancient organisms rich in carbon, such as oil, natural gas and coal, which can be used as an energy resource
  10. 20. Melting ______________ are leading to an increase in sea level