Across
- 2. Ecosystem ___ are tangible materials, such as timber and food, produced by natural systems, that are essential to human life, economies, and cultures.
- 5. Ecosystem ___ are the functions and processes that occur in natural systems, such as pollination, that support or produce ecosystem goods and help sustain human life, economies, and cultures.
- 9. Related to or situated on or near the banks of rivers and streams.
- 10. A rule of conduct made and enforced through formal legislation by a body of government.
- 13. Clearing an area of trees.
- 14. A person who measures and maps the land.
- 15. ___ farming are farming practices that produce only enough crops and livestock to feed farmers and their families.
- 17. Land ___ is someone who buys land solely for the purpose of making a profit.
- 18. Something that motivates or inspires someone to take a certain action.
Down
- 1. The place where an organism lives and meets its needs.
- 3. The quantity of goods or services above the quantity needed to meet one’s own needs.
- 4. A broad statement that defines how groups or organizations implement their goals and objectives.
- 5. Natural ___ is the interacting components, processes, and cycles within an environment, as well as the interactions among organisms and their environment.
- 6. A conservation ___ is a legal agreement between a landowner and government to permanently set aside natural resources on private property.
- 7. The amount of money or goods remaining after all costs of a transaction are deducted.
- 8. The practice of planting a single crop.
- 9. Natural ___ are the materials such as soil, water, minerals, and energy that people use from nature and natural systems.
- 11. Having behaviors and beliefs that put the public interest ahead of one’s own interests.
- 12. A law or regulation of a governmental body.
- 16. To give up something, especially title or ownership of land.