Across
- 5. When forests disappear so land can be used for buildings or farms
- 6. Cutting down forests, often for farming, housing, or logging
- 8. Cities spreading into natural areas like forests or fields
- 9. Damage caused to nature that makes ecosystems less healthy over time
- 10. Actions like protecting wildlife, saving habitats, and reducing harm to nature
Down
- 1. A warning label for animals that might disappear soon
- 2. When a species is completely gone forever
- 3. Catching so many fish that populations can’t recover
- 4. Smog, trash, and oil spills all fall into this category
- 7. A species’ “home base” in nature