Across
- 4. waterborne diseases and declining rates of fish reproduction in Upper Guinea are caused by ______ and oxygen depletion, and these factors come from environmental pollution. Hints: _______ - body of water with a great amount of nutrients. _______ - last 5 letters of “creation”
- 6. increase of algae in an aquatic ecosystem because of runoff from heavily fertilized fields results in _______, and this can harm the ecosystem from the human pollutants that enter the water. Hints: __________ - adjective for algae. The flower ______ in spring.
- 7. Although tropical forests are typically resistant to this element, there has been an increase in ________ clusters appearing in Upper Guinea, a cause of this including human activity/disturbances to the ecosystem. Hint: ____ - rhymes with mild. ______ - rhymes with fire.
- 12. 84% of 120 oysters collected around Upper Guinea are contaminated with ________, which is dangerous for human consumption. Hints: _______ is a prefix that refers to small things. ________ Ziploc bag material.
- 13. Vehicles, fossil fuel power plants, and oil industries have contributed to a 2%-12% increase in ______ levels found in Upper Guinea that causes damage to the respiratory systems of various animals. Hint: _______ - rhymes with Frozone (the guy from the Incredibles).
- 14. 95% of 130 farmers in Upper Guinea believe that ________ is a major problem because the deteriorating soil leads to the decrease of productivity and changes in soil color. Hint: The _____ provides nutrients for the flower to grow. ______ rhymes with “explosion”.
- 15. oil contamination spreads through _________, and this is because of the pollutants that excess rainwater carries down into bodies of water. Hints: I ____ away quickly when playing tag. The light switches on and ____.
Down
- 1. ________, the flow of harmful liquid out of mines into bodies of water, causes the deterioration of woodland and many habitats in the Upper Guinea rainforest. Hint: Sulfuric _____ dissolves different types of metal. They dig for gold in the ______. The _______ system overflowed with water after the flood.
- 2. in Upper Guinea fishing industries, ________ pollutes the water bodies with plastics and harms the nearby ocean floor and animals. Hint: I jumped _____ the hurdle. She casts her _______ rod into the lake.
- 3. 200 fish taken from the waters around Upper Guinea had metals such as copper and lead accumulating in their tissues, and this __________ is toxic to ocean habitats and harms humans that consume this animal. Hint: ______ - the opposite of something light (in terms of weight). I walk through the ________ detector at the airport. He gets food ________ from the undercooked chicken.
- 5. insect spray is carried through the air and contaminates areas that weren’t meant to be sprayed, and so due to _________, aquatic animals are poisoned by this in Upper Guinea. Hints: ______ is a substance used to kill insects around plants. The driver performs a Tokyo ______ around the corner
- 8. Upper Guinea is a large ____ hotspot, yet poorly managed oil extraction has caused contamination in many areas of the forest. Hints: ____ is a brief description on a social media profile. Differences or variety within a group is called ________.
- 9. the action of ______ has caused around 29,000 items (86%-91.8% of it being plastics) to accumulate in the rainforest ecosystem. Hint: _____ - throwing trash on the ground.
- 10. 200,000 to 300,000 workers are paid 2$ a day and tasked to go digging for gold along the coast, yet ______ causes ecosystem degradation, leading to weakened wetland and mangrove habitats because of poor sanitation and pollution. Hint: ______ rhymes with shining.
- 11. 75% of citizens from Guinea burn logs that release _______, leading to a decline in air quality from fine particle pollution across the country and near the rainforest. Hints: Harmful chemicals from cleaning sprays are ______ and can cause health problems. The angry man ________ as he stomps away (rhymes with plume).