DEFORESTATION

2. warming a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere
5. organic material that comes from plants and animals
6. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
10. the process of making an area more urban
11. the process of downing individual trees
12. the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
14. removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use
15. to pull or take out forcibly
16. natural environment in which a particular organism species lives
18. forest forests characterized by high rain fall
19. an used or neglected area of land that has been barren or overgrown

1. large area dominated by tress
3. the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support
4. the science or practice of farming
7. the wearing away of topsoil
8. the action of making use of and benefiting from resources
9. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
13. the breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals
17. land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep
20. the activity or business of felling trees and cutting and preparing the timber