Across
- 2. Any one of several nonrenewable resources created from the remains of plants and animals.
- 3. A natural resource that the environment continues to supply or replace as it is used (trees, water.
- 6. Having the people of an area/region closely compacted together; crowded or thick.
- 12. Any useful material found in the environment.
- 13. Shortage; when there is not enough of something.
- 15. The process of bringing water to land to assist in the production of crops.
- 16. Average number of people living in a square mile of a region.
- 17. Small particles of rich soil carried by flooding waters.
Down
- 1. A resource that cannot be replaced once it is used; they include fossil fuels such as coal and oil, and minerals such as iron, copper, and gold.
- 4. The act of producing; the act of making or manufacturing.
- 5. A resource that cycles through natural processes in the environment (water, nitrogen, carbon)
- 7. Occurs when a population has outgrown an area’s resources, such as land and water.
- 8. To divide and give out shares or portions; to pass out or deliver.
- 9. A lot of something.
- 10. Process of removing salt from seawater for drinking.
- 11. A resource or material that is still in its natural state, before being processed or manufactured into a useful product.
- 14. The act of consuming; the using up of goods and services.