Land Resources

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Across
  1. 4. destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in a particular area so they cannot recover
  2. 5. a timber harvesting technique that involves removing all or almost all the trees within an area
  3. 7. an area where there are few people living; an area still in its natural state
  4. 9. the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture
  5. 10. farming strategy in which large fields are planted with a single crop, year after year
Down
  1. 1. the practice of managing forest resources to meet the long-term product needs of humans while maintaining the biodiversity of forested landscapes
  2. 2. a legal agreement that protects privately owned forest or other property from development for a specified number of years
  3. 3. protected strips of land that allow the migration of organisms from one wilderness area to another
  4. 6. the removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves
  5. 8. land that is not intensively managed and is used for grazing livestock