Impacts of Deforestation

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Across
  1. 2. The Amazon produces this vital gas
  2. 3. Gas with three oxygen atoms that can trap heat
  3. 5. Large farmed area cleared from forest land
  4. 6. One major cause of deforestation is creating ___ farms
  5. 7. The layer of the Earth’s atmosphere affected by greenhouse gases
  6. 8. Process of cutting down trees for timber or land
  7. 10. Animal known as the "umbrella species" of the Amazon
  8. 14. The world’s largest tropical rainforest
Down
  1. 1. Removal of trees that leads to soil erosion
  2. 4. Act of planting trees to restore forests
  3. 6. Gas produced from burning fossil fuels that traps heat in the atmosphere
  4. 9. Country containing the largest portion of the Amazon
  5. 11. Deforestation threatens this type of biodiversity
  6. 12. Gas released by cows and rice paddies, contributing to warming
  7. 13. Forest areas converted to crops or cattle