Across
- 4. destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in a particular area so they cannot recover
- 5. a timber harvesting technique that involves removing all or almost all the trees within an area
- 7. an area where there are few people living; an area still in its natural state
- 9. the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture
- 10. farming strategy in which large fields are planted with a single crop, year after year
Down
- 1. the practice of managing forest resources to meet the long-term product needs of humans while maintaining the biodiversity of forested landscapes
- 2. a legal agreement that protects privately owned forest or other property from development for a specified number of years
- 3. protected strips of land that allow the migration of organisms from one wilderness area to another
- 6. the removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves
- 8. land that is not intensively managed and is used for grazing livestock