Across
- 3. The reduction of the quantity and quality of resources
- 4. Natural _______ are events that cause harm to humans
- 6. Being in short supply of a resource
- 7. These events cause changes to Earth’s surface, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
- 8. A scientific or industrial process, invention, or method used to increase productivity or benefit society, the environment, or both
- 9. Ecosystem ___________ The deterioration of the resources in an ecosystem by the reduction in the quantity and quality of resources, including resource depletion, pollution, habitat destruction, and extinctions
- 10. is the total number of people inhabiting Earth (human)
- 12. Growth in an environment
- 15. _____ impact is the effect humans have on the surrounding environment
- 16. Movement of humans to a different geographical or climatic region
- 18. A change in the DNA sequence of a chromosome
- 19. Natural Hazard ______ is the harm to humans caused by natural events
Down
- 1. The sum of the different forms of living things in a given area or population
- 2. ____________ isolation involves individuals of a species being unable to reproduce with others of their species due to various types of barriers
- 5. The divergence of populations or subpopulations of the same species to the point where they can no longer interbreed and generate fertile offspring
- 6. Capable of maintaining the current community at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage
- 11. Earth _______ explain the interaction between Earth’s physical, chemical, and biological processes, or the interaction between Earth’s hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere
- 13. A harmful substance that contaminates a natural environment
- 14. is a group of people with shared beliefs or purposes (human)
- 17. Resources found in nature are...