Geography Terms

2. emissions carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels and gas
3. all of the gases that surround the Earth
5. effect gases absorb radiation from the Sun’s rays trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere
8. organisms that convert the Sun’s energy into food in the form of simple sugars
11. group of plants or animals of the same species living in a particular area
12. cycle series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment
13. degradation wearing down of the health of land resources through human actions
15. change change in global or regional climate patterns
16. all living things on Earth
17. variety of living organisms found in an environment

1. animals that eat either plants or other animals
4. cycle cycle whereby atmospheric oxygen is converted to carbon dioxide regenerated by green plants in photosynthesis
6. all of the water on Earth
7. non-living components of an environment
9. warming gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere
10. removal of trees and other plant life from a forested area
14. complex community made up of living organisms that interact with each other and with their environment