Across
- 1. part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- 3. the natural home or environment of an animal plant or other organisms
- 4. supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- 7. the solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle
- 9. action take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact
- 11. all the water on earth
- 14. humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- 16. the surrounding or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives operates
- 18. release of harmful materials into the environment
- 19. the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
- 20. occurs when natural or human induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock or wild species
- 22. meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- 23. a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- 24. hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
Down
- 2. Worldview holding that we can manage the
- 5. nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans and humans are qual to other species
- 6. the environments provision of raw materials and natural resources eg. food
- 8. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all atmosphere
- 10. perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- 12. the cultural recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- 13. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- 15. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- 17. the ability of natural environments to absorb waster and pollution
- 21. an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- 23. for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the
