3.2 - Vocab, Juliana Mitchell

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Across
  1. 5. the practice in which forests are logged or cleared for human use and never replanted
  2. 10. referring to aboriginal knowledge about the environment
  3. 15. using resources to the best of our ability while trying to conserve it
Down
  1. 1. refers to the ways we obtain and use these materials.
  2. 2. to the destruction of habitats, which usually results from human activities
  3. 3. after cutting down an organism or plant, replacing it by planting another one of if
  4. 4. can occur when water and wind erosion removes topsoil from bare land.
  5. 6. digging in rocks to find minerals and resources
  6. 7. occurs when soil particles are squeezed together and the air spaces between the particles are reduced
  7. 8. is the division of habitats into smaller, isolated fragments
  8. 9. refers to the ways we use the land around us for urban development, agriculture, industry, mining, and forestry
  9. 11. is the use or extraction of a resource until it is depleted
  10. 12. is the introduction of chemicals, toxins, wastes, or micro-organisms into the environment
  11. 13. a species ceasing to exsist
  12. 14. expanding cities but destroying ecosystems in the process