Across
- 3. Factories dumping chemicals & runoff/wind carring trash into bodies of water causes ____.
- 5. Humans had less of a focus on ____ when transitioning to advanced machinery.
- 11. What is created when land is eroded?
- 14. What is the science of/industry of the use and care of forests?
- 15. What kind of waste is predicted to triple by 2060?
- 16. Factories, transportation, & other combustion activities lead to ____.
- 17. The removal of an entire forest area
- 18. This type of industry is one of the lead contributors to pollution and filling up our landfills.
- 19. Forests are one of the largest _____ _____, keeping our atmosphere cooler.
Down
- 1. The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas.
- 2. Humans destroy forests, which causes a loss of ____ by removing food, shelter, & water from native organisms.
- 4. These natural environments are a major component of decreasing floods.
- 6. What is the largest driving force of deforestation?
- 7. Without trees, what greenhouse gas would increase in the atmosphere?
- 8. This has significantly increased with urbanization due to the factories, transportation, & other human activities.
- 9. What is the material we use that is the leading factor in cities to cause increased flooding?
- 10. This is the cause of 85% of alive forests being compromised.
- 12. Urbanization caused ____ destruction from the construction of cities, residential areas, & more.
- 13. What is the process of remvoing trees faster than they can be replaced?
- 14. Our landfills consist of 24% of this kind of waste.
- 18. What ecosystem provides the most biodiversity?