Environmental Degradation

2. Melting _______ are also a result of global warming
4. A dominant source of air pollution
6. Forest degradation is a major factor in this country
9. A harmful gas released into the atmosphere from landfill sites
13. A cause of environmental degradation
14. Occurs when the natural world suffers from human activity
15. The earth is surrounded by a layer of
16. Carbon ________ is the most damaging greenhouse gas
18. Type of farming that occurs small scale
22. A disease that results from the pollution of water sources
23. When a body receives too many nutrients and excessive plant growth takes place
24. Global _______ is the greatest environmental threat to the 21st century
25. ________ towns are poor quality housing on the outskirts of towns and cities
26. _______ bloom is when algae grows rapidly in seas as a result of nutrients added from farm fertilizers

1. The rapid removal of trees and forest cover
3. The rising temperature in the Caribbean see are _________ the coral reefs
5. The type of pollution that includes gases
7. Planting or adding of trees in an area where there was a forest
8. A substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects
10. Deforestation causes significant threat to _______ living in the area
11. The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth
12. Planting or adding of trees in an area where there was never a forest or plantation
17. The blockage of drainage systems result in what type of pollution
19. The type of pollution that causes the most damage to hearing
20. Type of rain where chemicals are dissolved in the rain water
21. Processing items so that they can be used again
22. Signs of global warming are mainly seen by the changes in _________