Human Impact on the Geosphere

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Across
  1. 2. Energy that cannot be replaced at the same rate at which the energy is used
  2. 3. A fossil fuel that is created from compacted, cemented decayed plant material has been exposed to heat and pressure over time
  3. 5. Renewable resource utilizing wind turbines that are expensive to install
  4. 7. Renewable resource harnessed from movement of water
  5. 12. An increase in the proportion of people living in urban compared to rural areas
  6. 13. A nonrenewable energy resources formed from the remains of organism that lived long ago
  7. 14. When plants are exposed to intensive grazing for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods
  8. 15. Energy that can be replaced at the same rate at which the energy is used
  9. 17. Renewable resources utilizing solar panels that are expensive to install
  10. 18. Resting land that has been impacted by mining or other natural phenomenon
  11. 19. A nonrenewable energy resource that is burned to power machines, contributing to greenhouse gases.
Down
  1. 1. The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land
  2. 4. Type of farming that uses chemicals and other unnatural methods that are harmful to soil to produce a higher yield of plants
  3. 6. Process of growing a different type of type of crop to help keep soil fertile
  4. 8. Nonrenewable resources that involves wind turbines that are expensive to install
  5. 9. Process of fertile land turning to desert due to drought or human induced cause
  6. 10. Type of farming that uses natural methods that is good for the Earth but produces a lower yield of plants
  7. 11. Removing the top layer of the Earths or digging underground to extract resources for use
  8. 16. The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required of land require to sustain the use of natural resources