Across
- 6. animals that naturally live in specific region
- 7. areas of the world that are dominated by grass like the prairies in Canada
- 8. types of forests where the trees drop their leaves for part of the year
- 9. the close to this a place is the more likely it is to have more vegetation
- 11. travelling to a place to see its natural features without destroying the natural environment
- 15. in Canada the further north you go the less vegetation there is until you reach this where there almost no vegetation at all
- 16. forests where the trees stay green all year and many of the types of trees have pine cones
- 19. when soil becomes dry and loses moisture due to high temperatures and little moisture
- 20. different regions of the world that provide food and shelter for animals
- 21. the day to day weather and temperature conditions in an area
- 24. plants release this gas into the air that is beneficial to humans
- 27. if soil does not contain many of these plants and other vegetation cannot grow well
- 28. the variety of plant and animal life around
Down
- 1. when all of the animals in a particular species die out because of habitat loss
- 2. the temperature and moisture patterns in an area over a long period of time
- 3. snow and rain are examples of this
- 4. when plants turn sunlight and water into energy to grow
- 5. plants use this gas that is expelled by humans
- 10. areas of the world that receive less than 250 mm of precipitation per year
- 12. the higher this is the more difficult it is for plants to grow
- 13. cutting down trees to clear space for living and farming
- 14. dead plant and animal matter that mixes with the soil to make it more fertile
- 17. areas of the world that are dominated by trees
- 18. this part of plants captures sunlight and moisture helping the to grow
- 22. this part of plants helps to hold the soil in place
- 23. ecotourism provides a lot of these for people
- 25. when animals do to much of this too much sunlight gets through to the soil making it difficult for the soil to retain moisture
- 26. trees grass and other plants that grwo in different areas of the world
