Across
- 4. land and climate conditions that are too dry to support vegetation
- 5. the dynamic nature of all processes on Earth
- 7. a part of the earth's surface that is identified and given meaning by people
- 8. measure of the amount of salt present in the soil
- 11. the relationship between all things, both living and non-living, natural and human
- 13. total value of all the goods and services produced by a country within a year
- 14. statistical measure of the average number of children that all women in a particular area
- 15. a wall constructed out into the sea to help prevent waves from reaching the coastline and causing erosion
- 17. a map that is distorted to show a representation of the data rather than land area
- 19. the congoing capacity of earth to maintain all life
Down
- 1. the variety of living organisms found in an environment
- 2. the way things are arranged on the Earth's surface
- 3. a complex community made up of living organisms that interact with each other and their environment
- 5. the deterioration of a coastline due to natural or human effects
- 6. a form of responsible and sustainable tourism that involves travel to areas of natural or ecological interest to conserve the environment
- 9. the percentage op people in an area who can read and write
- 10. the ability of humans to access the things they need to live a happy and healthy life.
- 12. the transformation of fertile land into relatively dry desert
- 15. a large area of the Earth that is home to similar plant and animal communities that have adapted to a particular environment over time
- 16. the shared characteristics of a population or group of people
- 18. fule made from the decomposed remains of plants and animals from millions of years ago
- 20. the level at which a geographical inquiry takes place (local, national, global)
