How Do Human Actions Affect Upper Guinea?

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  1. 4. Waterborne diseases and declining rates of fish reproduction in Upper Guinea are caused by ______ and oxygen depletion, and these factors come from environmental pollution. Hints: _______ - body of water with a great amount of nutrients. _______ - last 5 letters of “creation”
  2. 5. 75% of citizens from Guinea burn logs that release _______, leading to a decline in air quality from fine particle pollution across the country and near the rainforest. Hints: Harmful chemicals from cleaning sprays are ______ and can cause health problems. The angry man ________ as he stomps away (rhymes with plume).
  3. 7. 200 fish taken from the waters around Upper Guinea had metals such as copper and lead accumulating in their tissues, and this __________ is toxic to ocean habitats and harms humans that consume this animal. Hint: ______ - the opposite of something light (in terms of weight). I walk through the ________ detector at the airport. He gets food ________ from the undercooked chicken.
  4. 9. 95% of 130 farmers in Upper Guinea believe that ________ is a major problem because the deteriorating soil leads to the decrease of productivity and changes in soil color. Hint: The _____ provides nutrients for the flower to grow. ______ rhymes with “explosion”.
  5. 11. The action of ______ has caused around 29,000 items (86%-91.8% of it being plastics) to accumulate in the rainforest ecosystem. Hint: _____ - throwing trash on the ground.
  6. 13. Vehicles, fossil fuel power plants, and oil industries have contributed to a 2%-12% increase in ______ levels found in Upper Guinea that causes damage to the respiratory systems of various animals. Hint: _______ - rhymes with Frozone (the guy from the Incredibles).
  7. 15. Insect spray is carried through the air and contaminates areas that weren’t meant to be sprayed, and so due to _________, aquatic animals are poisoned by this in Upper Guinea. Hints: ______ is a substance used to kill insects around plants. The driver performs a Tokyo ______ around the corner
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  1. 1. Upper Guinea is a large ____ hotspot, yet poorly managed oil extraction has caused contamination in many areas of the forest. Hints: ____ is a brief description on a social media profile. Differences or variety within a group is called ________.
  2. 2. ________, the flow of harmful liquid out of mines into bodies of water, causes the deterioration of woodland and many habitats in the Upper Guinea rainforest. Hint: Sulfuric _____ dissolves different types of metal. They dig for gold in the ______. The _______ system overflowed with water after the flood.
  3. 3. Oil contamination spreads through _________, and this is because of the pollutants that excess rainwater carries down into bodies of water. Hints: I ____ away quickly when playing tag. The light switches on and ____.
  4. 6. Increase of algae in an aquatic ecosystem because of runoff from heavily fertilized fields results in _______, and this can harm the ecosystem from the human pollutants that enter the water. Hints: __________ - adjective for algae. The flower ______ in spring.
  5. 8. 200,000 to 300,000 workers are paid 2$ a day and tasked to go digging for gold along the coast, yet ______ causes ecosystem degradation, leading to weakened wetland and mangrove habitats because of poor sanitation and pollution. Hint: ______ rhymes with shining.
  6. 10. Although tropical forests are typically resistant to this element, there has been an increase in ________ clusters appearing in Upper Guinea, a cause of this including human activity/disturbances to the ecosystem. Hint: ____ - rhymes with mild. ______ - rhymes with fire.
  7. 12. In Upper Guinea fishing industries, ________ pollutes the water bodies with plastics and harms the nearby ocean floor and animals. Hint: I jumped _____ the hurdle. She casts her _______ rod into the lake.
  8. 14. 84% of 120 oysters collected around Upper Guinea are contaminated with ________, which is dangerous for human consumption. Hints: _______ is a prefix that refers to small things. ________ Ziploc bag material.