Biomes and Food Production

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Across
  1. 1. very dry biome with little rainfall and sparse vegetation
  2. 3. farm animals such as cattle sheep and goats
  3. 4. a large area with similar climate plants and animals
  4. 5. natural home or environment where a plant or animal lives
  5. 7. supplying water to crops using channels pipes or sprinklers
  6. 8. biome dominated by grasses often used for grazing
  7. 10. water stored underground in rocks and soil
  8. 11. cold treeless biome with frozen ground at high latitudes
  9. 12. amount of salt in soil or water
  10. 16. meeting present needs without harming future generations
  11. 18. way of life based on herding and grazing animals
  12. 19. damage to grasslands when too many animals feed on them
  13. 20. open country used for grazing livestock
Down
  1. 1. clearing or cutting down forests for other land uses
  2. 2. permanently frozen ground found in polar regions
  3. 6. variety of different plants animals and microorganisms in an area
  4. 9. chemical or natural substance added to soil to help plants grow
  5. 13. amount of food produced per hectare
  6. 14. long term pattern of temperature and rainfall in a place
  7. 15. forest biome with high rainfall and great biodiversity
  8. 16. tropical grassland biome with scattered trees
  9. 17. the top fertile layer of soil richest in organic matter