Across
- 2. The Amazon produces this vital gas
- 3. Gas with three oxygen atoms that can trap heat
- 5. Large farmed area cleared from forest land
- 6. One major cause of deforestation is creating ___ farms
- 7. The layer of the Earth’s atmosphere affected by greenhouse gases
- 8. Process of cutting down trees for timber or land
- 10. Animal known as the "umbrella species" of the Amazon
- 14. The world’s largest tropical rainforest
Down
- 1. Removal of trees that leads to soil erosion
- 4. Act of planting trees to restore forests
- 6. Gas produced from burning fossil fuels that traps heat in the atmosphere
- 9. Country containing the largest portion of the Amazon
- 11. Deforestation threatens this type of biodiversity
- 12. Gas released by cows and rice paddies, contributing to warming
- 13. Forest areas converted to crops or cattle