Tropical Rainforest

4. refers to plant life
5. Name of the group of people who lives in the rainforest.
9. lungs of the earth / a phrase that describes the uses of tropical rainforest because they help the earth ‘breathe’ by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through photosynthesis.
10. one of the causes of deforestation that involves the growing of crops and raising of animals to provide food.
14. One of the environmental impact of deforestation that involves the accumulation of sediments in the sea when eroded soil is washed into rivers.
15. Public _____. This strategy to conserve rainforest involves promoting people’s understanding of our rainforests.
16. One of the environmental impact of deforestation that involves the removal of the top two layers of soil by rainwater, wind and destructive human activities such as logging.

1. One of the causes of deforestation that involves the cutting down of trees for timber.
2. Water __________. One of the uses of rainforest where an area drained by a river and the smaller rivers that flow into it
3. Name of a strategy to conserve rainforest in Singapore that involves the planting of trees in areas where the original forest has been cleared.
6. refers to the cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area.
7. Loss of ________. One of the environmental impact of deforestation that involves the loss of plants and animals.
8. Name of the wood used to build or make things such as furniture
11. ranching one of the causes of deforestation that involves the operation of large farms to raise cattle.
12. one of the causes of deforestation that involves the extraction of precious metals and gemstones from the earth.
13. refers to animal life