Environment and Sustainability

Edit Answers
123456789101112131415161718192021
Across
  1. 2. Natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
  2. 6. All external conditions, factors, matter, and energy, living and nonliving, that affect any living organism or other specified system.
  3. 8. Damage to or destruction of the natural environment
  4. 10. Maintenance of a resource in its present condition, with as little human impact as possible.
  5. 13. Renewable resources such as plants, animals, and soil provided by natural capital.
  6. 15. Natural Resource produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans
  7. 16. Natural resources and ecosystem services that keep us and other species alive and support our economies
  8. 18. Social movement dedicated to protecting Earth and its resources.
  9. 19. Worldview that holds that all species have values as participating members of the biosphere, regardless of their potential or actual use for humans.
  10. 21. Natural that will not run out, no matter how much of it people use (ex. solar)
Down
  1. 1. Contamination of the environment by any chemical or agent, such as noise or thermal energy, at levels considered harmful to the health, survival, or activities of organisms.
  2. 3. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  3. 4. A specific source of pollution that can be identified
  4. 5. Worldview that says humans are part of, and dependent on, nature and that the earth's life support system exists for all species.
  5. 7. Material or energy source in nature that is essential or useful to humans.
  6. 9. A widely spread source of pollution that is difficult to link to a specific point of origin
  7. 11. The Ecological ___________ measures of how much an individual consumes, expressed in area of land
  8. 12. Capacity of Earth's natural systems that support life (including human social systems) to maintain stability or to adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely.
  9. 14. An ecosystem ___________ is a function performed by an ecosystem that directly or indirectly benefits humans (ex. nutrient cycling, natural pest control, and natural purification of air and water)
  10. 17. Environmental ____________ are human beliefs about what is right or wrong with how we treat the environment.
  11. 20. Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment