Across
- 1. A large naturally occurring population of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
- 3. flow Also known as the nutrient cycle, the process of nutrients moving between different areas on Earth
- 6. Something related to or derived from living matter
- 7. A step like raised portion of land that is flat or gently sloping, meaning that crops can be grown in this area
- 8. A measure of the earth’s reflectivity in comparison to the sun’s energy
- 9. definition of food security When all people have reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious food to support a healthy life.
- 10. The general weather conditions in an area
- 12. The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied by living organisms.
- 14. radiation Commonly known as sunlight, defines the radiation emitted by the sun
- 15. The unit used to represent the amount of atmospheric pressure
- 17. The variety of plant and animal life in a given habitat, it is better if biodiversity is higher
- 19. Land ploughed but left without being sown to increase fertility or avoid surplus production
- 21. equilibrium A rate at which two opposing reactions are equal, meaning that the ratio of reactants to products remains unchanged
- 22. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- 23. revolution A large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.
- 25. The capacity for Earth’s biosphere and human civilisations (current and future) to co-exist
- 27. The breeding and harvesting of aquatic species in an aquatic environment
- 29. grabbing An acquisition of land done for gain, usually by force
Down
- 2. The act of growing a single crop in a field at a time
- 4. The supply of water to supplement crop growth on fields (usually done through channels)
- 5. stocks The amount of food present in an area of land
- 11. Agriculture conducted on a commercial basis
- 13. cycle The cycle that describes the movement of water on, above, and below the surface of Earth.
- 16. The measure of the amount of salt in water
- 18. A species being native to a single defined geographic location
- 20. modified foods Foods produced from plants or animals who have had their DNA modified by genetic engineering
- 24. A coordinate that specifies the north south position of a region on the surface of Earth
- 26. Lines joining places of equal atmospheric pressure
- 28. rotation The idea of growing a different type of crop in the same area as growing seasons change over the year