Across
- 2. (three words) The number of live births a female can be expected to have in her lifetime.
- 3. (two words) Societies characterized by an excess of manufactured products that are used for only a short period of time and then disposed of.
- 5. (two words) A process by which rapid urban growth necessitates the conversion of natural land for human-made uses.
- 8. (three words) The view of humans as unique from other organisms in the natural world because of their capacity to reason and develop culture.
- 9. (three words) The number of people that can be supported in a given area indefinitely.
- 10. (two words) Development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- 13. Use of natural resources not at a rate on par with natural replenishment.
- 14. The study of human populations.
- 17. (three words) The view of humans as possessing a superior capacity to reason and adapt to social and cultural conditions while also recognizing the interdependence between humans and the natural environment.
- 18. The movement of people into or out of a country.
- 21. (two words) Growth beyond the Earth’s carrying capacity.
- 22. (two words) A method for identifying and keeping track of behaviours that negatively impact the environment through greenhouse gas production.
- 23. The general use of natural resources.
Down
- 1. (two words) A person who is forced to flee his or her country as a result of environmental displacement resulting from life-endangering natural and human-made environmental change.
- 4. A world view that considers humans to be the most important form of life.
- 6. (two words) An increase in the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere.
- 7. (three words) As a result of modernization, societies eventually progress from being characterized by high fertility and mortality rates to being characterized by low fertility and mortality rates.
- 11. Misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.
- 12. (two words) An estimate for gauging the total area of land and water ecosystems a human population needs in order to produce the resources it consumes and to assimilate its wastes.
- 15. (three words) The incidence of deaths among infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population.
- 16. (two words) A theoretical model that explains environmental issues as resulting from an incessant need to increase production and profit.
- 19. (two words) Factors that limit population growth.
- 20. Use of natural resources at a rate on par with natural replenishment.