Across
- 2. A measure of disorder in a system.
- 3. footprint A measure of human impact on the environment based on resource use.
- 5. equilibrium A system that maintains a constant state despite small fluctuations.
- 8. value system (EVS) A worldview that influences how people perceive and respond to environmental issues.
- 9. system A system that exchanges energy but not matter with its surroundings.
- 14. A process where energy or matter changes form.
- 17. Individuals who believe that human ingenuity will solve environmental problems.
- 18. feedback A process that counteracts change in a system, promoting stability.
- 19. capital The world’s stock of natural resources that provide ecosystem services.
- 20. A worldview that prioritizes ecological balance and natural systems over human development.
- 22. system A hypothetical system that does not exchange energy or matter.
- 23. ecologists Individuals who believe nature has intrinsic value and advocate for minimal human impact.
- 24. feedback A process that amplifies change in a system.
Down
- 1. The use of resources in a way that meets present needs without compromising future generations.
- 4. system A system that exchanges both energy and matter with its surroundings.
- 5. A set of interrelated parts working together to form a complex whole.
- 6. A worldview that values technological solutions to environmental issues.
- 7. development Economic development that meets present needs without depleting resources for future generations.
- 10. law of thermodynamics States that energy conversions increase entropy (disorder) in a system.
- 11. A worldview that places humans at the center of environmental decision-making.
- 12. point A threshold beyond which an environmental change becomes irreversible.
- 13. The ability of a system to recover from disturbances.
- 15. The movement of energy or matter from one place to another without changing form.
- 16. income The yield obtained from natural resources.
- 21. equilibrium A system that remains unchanged over time.