Across
- 5. disaster a natural event such as a flood earthquake or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.
- 6. a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
- 7. when companies make things in bulk very cheap
- 9. the study of the earth its surroundings and location
- 10. to go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.
- 12. a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
- 13. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
- 14. materials or substances occurring in nature that can be exploited for economic gain.
- 16. the action of buying and selling goods and services.
Down
- 1. avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
- 2. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
- 3. a fire in scrub or a forest, especially one that spreads rapidly.
- 4. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- 8. a place where all discarded things go usually causing harm to the environment
- 10. the commercial organization and operation of holidays and visits to places of interest.
- 11. scarcity a lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand.
- 15. a place where workers are paid very little to make things in poor and dangerous conditions