Biomes

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Across
  1. 3. Farming method on hills to reduce erosion.
  2. 5. Protected area to conserve natural environment and wildlife.
  3. 7. Tasmanian town affected by environmental damage from mining.
  4. 12. Wearing away of soil due to lack of vegetation.
  5. 14. How animals and plants adjust to survive in a biome.
  6. 15. Different kinds of plants or animals living in an area.
  7. 18. Cold forest biome also called boreal forest.
  8. 19. Biome home to many trees and animals under threat from human activity.
  9. 20. Major cause of deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Down
  1. 1. Extraction of resources often causes pollution and deforestation.
  2. 2. Climate type of deciduous forests with four seasons.
  3. 4. Efforts to protect and restore natural environments.
  4. 6. Sites of outstanding universal value protected for future generations.
  5. 8. Caused by sulphur dioxide emissions from smelting processes.
  6. 9. Redirecting water for agriculture affects river flow.
  7. 10. The variety of life in an ecosystem.
  8. 11. The clearing of trees often for agriculture or development.
  9. 13. Layer of rainforest where most animals live.
  10. 16. Soil problem caused by irrigation; buildup of salts.
  11. 17. Biome found near the equator hot and humid all year.