Human Impact, Climate & Sustainability Crossword

Non living things
Large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems
Living things
Largest # of individuals of a population that a environment can support
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
A group of independent organisms inhabiting the same region & interacting which each other
The clearing or destruction of forests on a massive scale
A whole where trash is dumped
Measures how fast we consume resources & generate waste
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
A species whose numbers are so small that they are at risk of extinction
Habbitat destruction, Invasive species, Population, Pollution Over harvesting
Species that enter new ecosystems & harm or multiply the native species
An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living
Excessive use of species that have economic value
Catching or removing from a population more organisms than the population can replace
Reprocessing material to make another product
To make smaller or less
Use of a product in original form but in a new way
A group of similar organisms that can breed & produce fertile offspring
Permanent elimination of a species from earth
The ability to keep in existence or maintain
A species that could become endangered in the near future
Movement of people from rural areas to cities
Increase in the # of people who inhabit a territory or state
Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, #s, reproduction, or distribution of organisms
Energy derived from sources that don't use up natural resources or harm the environment
he destruction of habitats that usually results from human activities
The variety of species within an ecosytem
An area in which the air temp.is generally higher than the surrounding rural areas
Release of harmful materials into the environment
A species can no longer be found anywhere
A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
A structured place where trash is deposited