Across
- 6. a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other
- 10. a violent storm with strong circular winds of at least 72 miles (or 118 kilometers) per hour
- 11. a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people
- 12. the area of a town that surrounds someone's home, or the people who live in this area
- 13. the shape of the land next to the sea, esp. when seen from the air or as shown on a map
- 14. the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives
- 15. a situation in which something no longer exists
Down
- 1. the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people
- 2. a type of building in which people live
- 3. a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava (= hot liquid rock) gases, steam, and dust are or have been forced out
- 4. an amount of a substance that is produced and sent out into the air that is harmful to the environment (plural)
- 5. a substance like rock, formed in the sea by groups of particular types of small animal, often used in jewellery
- 7. relating to a suburb
- 8. a situation in which there is too much traffic and movement is difficult
- 9. forms of energy that can be produced as quickly as they are used