Geography revision

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Across
  1. 5. The clearing or removal of forests, often for agriculture or urban development, which impacts ecosystems and climate.
  2. 8. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
  3. 10. A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their non-living environment (air, water, soil).
  4. 12. The movement of people from cities to coastal for lifestyle reasons.
  5. 13. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, used to locate places on a map.
  6. 14. A large region of the Earth that has a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals (e.g., desert, rainforest, tundra).
  7. 17. A measurable variable (quantitative or qualitative) used to show levels of development or wellbeing (e.g., life expectancy, HDI, literacy rate).
  8. 18. The arrangement or pattern of where things are located on the Earth's surface.
  9. 19. Negative aspects of a place that encourage people to move away (e.g., unemployment, drought, poor services).
  10. 20. When people lack regular access to enough food for normal growth, development, and health.
  11. 21. The increasing proportion of a population living in towns and cities rather than rural areas.
  12. 22. The process where fertile land becomes desert, usually due to drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
  13. 23. The movement of people within a country’s borders, often from rural to urban areas.
  14. 24. The uncontrolled expansion of cities into surrounding rural land.
Down
  1. 1. The quality of life experienced by people, measured using indicators such as health, education, and income.
  2. 2. measures aspects of wellbeing using numerical data.
  3. 3. The benefits people obtain from ecosystems, including clean air, water, food, and climate regulation.
  4. 4. combines multiple quantitative indicators into a single index to give an overall measure of wellbeing or development.
  5. 6. When all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for a healthy life.
  6. 7. The variety of living organisms in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  7. 9. Positive aspects that attract people to a new location (e.g., job opportunities, education, lifestyle).
  8. 11. The movement of people from cities to rural areas for lifestyle reasons.
  9. 15. The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees; it affects temperature and biome distribution.
  10. 16. describes wellbeing using opinions, perceptions, or living conditions rather than numbers.