Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. — The natural or intentional restocking of trees after clear-cutting to repopulate the forest, reduce erosion, and begin the process of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
  2. 7. — Land dominated by trees and other woody vegetation and sometimes used for commercial logging.
  3. 8. — The diversity of life forms in an environment.
  4. 9. — A method of harvesting trees that involves removing all or almost all of the trees within an area.
  5. 10. — The release of water from leaves into the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
Down
  1. 1. — Living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its resources without depriving future generations of those resources.
  2. 2. — A particular location on Earth with interacting biotic and abiotic components.
  3. 3. — An agricultural technique in which trees and vegetables are intercropped.
  4. 4. agriculture — An agricultural method in which land is cleared and farmed for only a few years until the soil is depleted of nutrients. Also known as shifting agriculture.
  5. 6. — The physical removal of rock fragments from a landscape or ecosystem.