Across
- 3. ______ ranching is the biggest cause of deforestation in the Amazon
- 6. practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land.
- 8. a mixed woodland-grassland (ie grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced
- 9. one way to describe spatial distribution; means "of or near a coast."
- 11. one way to describe spatial distribution; also the top direction on a compass.
- 12. the percentage of Amazon forestry loss that cattle ranching is responsible for
- 14. all the different kinds of life you'll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria
Down
- 1. the purposeful clearing of forested land
- 2. _____ irrigation or trickle irrigation is a type of micro-irrigation system that has the potential to save water and nutrients
- 4. the world's richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species of insects, plants, birds, and other forms of life
- 5. one way to describe spatial distribution; means "situated in the interior of a country rather than on the coast".
- 7. the practice of deliberately integrating woody vegetation (trees or shrubs) with crop and/or animal production systems
- 10. the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products
- 13. an area of the planet that can be classified according to the plants and animals that live in it