GEG092B - Revision 1

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Across
  1. 3. ______ ranching is the biggest cause of deforestation in the Amazon
  2. 6. practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land.
  3. 8. a mixed woodland-grassland (ie grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced
  4. 9. one way to describe spatial distribution; means "of or near a coast."
  5. 11. one way to describe spatial distribution; also the top direction on a compass.
  6. 12. the percentage of Amazon forestry loss that cattle ranching is responsible for
  7. 14. all the different kinds of life you'll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria
Down
  1. 1. the purposeful clearing of forested land
  2. 2. _____ irrigation or trickle irrigation is a type of micro-irrigation system that has the potential to save water and nutrients
  3. 4. the world's richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species of insects, plants, birds, and other forms of life
  4. 5. one way to describe spatial distribution; means "situated in the interior of a country rather than on the coast".
  5. 7. the practice of deliberately integrating woody vegetation (trees or shrubs) with crop and/or animal production systems
  6. 10. the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products
  7. 13. an area of the planet that can be classified according to the plants and animals that live in it