Effects of Land Use

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Across
  1. 3. Decreased biodiversity and species extinctions.
  2. 5. Urban areas tend to be warmer than surrounding rural areas due to heat-absorbing surfaces
  3. 7. combining trees with crops
  4. 11. Loss of biodiversity, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and soil erosion
  5. 15. is released into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change
Down
  1. 1. The layer of gases surrounding Earth
  2. 2. Threatened by expansion of oil palm plantations
  3. 4. a significant example of water resource alteration due to land use
  4. 6. All living organisms on Earth and their habitats.
  5. 8. The solid part of Earth, including rocks, soil, and mountains
  6. 9. It causes habitat destruction, water and soil pollution, and increased erosion.
  7. 10. The process of replanting forests and restoring degraded ecosystems.
  8. 12. It can lead to loss of topsoil and reduced soil fertility.
  9. 13. alters river flows, groundwater levels, and increases water pollution.
  10. 14. All of Earth's water, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater