Environmental Issues

2. Farming that uses high inputs of labour or capital to maximize output
4. Building better ____ is an example of building better ways to store energy chemically
6. The movement of soil by wind or water
8. Farming where crops are grown to be sold for profit
10. Large-scale industrial animal farming operations
14. A type of degradation - loss of organic matter and soil organisms
16. Toxic chemicals that remain in the environment for a long time
18. Pollution that contaminates the land by harmful chemicals
19. The build-up of salt in soil reducing fertility
23. Gases that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere
24. Growing one type of crop over a large area
26. Decline in land quality due to human or natural causes
29. Shared resources like oceans, air, and Antarctica that no one owns
30. Land becoming desert due to drought or misuse
31. The washing out of nutrients from soil by water
32. An example of storing energy using water
33. Rain or particles that contain acids and damage ecosystems

1. The layer of gases surrounding Earth
3. The increase in food production using new technology and high-yield crops
5. A system of storing energy by using electricity to split water for later use
7. Land sinking due to removal of underground materials or water
9. The release of harmful substances into the air
11. Describes offsetting carbon emissions through environmental actions
12. An alternative energy source
13. The process of removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable
14. The variety of plant and animal life in an area
15. Major energy source
17. A term that describes the overuse of shared resources leading to depletion
20. Organisms altered using genetic engineering
21. Water-saturated areas that support diverse ecosystems and help filter water
22. Soil becoming saturated with water, harming plant growth
25. Farming done mainly to feed one’s own family
27. Disposal that includes dumps, engineered landfills, and incinerators
28. The lack of reliable access to enough safe and nutritious food