Across
- 3. in terms of environments, groups of different species interacting with each other
- 4. term used to describe a range of important resources, processes and benefits that healthy ecosystems provide to humans
- 7. key concept in geography: the ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life
- 11. term used to describe the negative effects of invasive species (such as bacteria, parasites and invasive plants and animals) that do harm to an environment
- 12. features, plants and animals that make up water environments such as oceans, freshwater lakes, coral reefs and wetlands
- 13. variety of living organisms (i.e. plants, animals, bacteria and fungi) found in an environment
- 14. key concept in geography: a specific place on Earth and all the things, both animate and inanimate, that are there
- 16. all of the gases that surround the Earth
- 17. removal of trees and other plant life from a forested area, either by cutting down or burning; usually carried out to clear the land for farming
- 18. the outer rocky layer of Earth (i.e. crust)
- 19. complex community made up of living organisms that interact with each other and with their environment
- 20. all of the water on Earth (i.e. in solid, liquid and gaseous forms)
- 22. these are natural products that can be used or converted by humans for use(e.g. wood from trees)
- 24. term used to describe a range of heavy metals, oils, pesticides, industrial chemicals and salts that do harm to the environment
- 25. all living things on Earth (i.e. plants, animals, humans and other organisms)
Down
- 1. change in global or regional climate patterns; in particular, a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels
- 2. non-living components of an environment, such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed and direction, sand, clay and rock
- 5. a sense of wellbeing and spiritual connection offered by the environment
- 6. gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, CFCs and other pollutants into the atmosphere
- 8. series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment, involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis and its return to the atmosphere through respiration, the decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels
- 9. plant, animal or other organism that is not native to an area, and whose introduction has negative effects on its new environment
- 10. key concept in geography: the relationship between all things, both animate and inanimate, and all processes, both natural and human
- 11. living components of an environment, such as the animals, plants, bacteria and fungi
- 15. carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels and gas
- 21. dying out and complete disappearance of a species (e.g. plant or animal)
- 23. processes that take place in the natural environment that absorb waste