Our Environment

4. Occurs when there is an overflowing of water due to a combination of factors such as heavy rainfall, pollution and climate change
5. Occurs when there aren't enough trees to protect the soil, allowing wind and rainfall to wash it away
6. The uppermost layer of the rainforest
9. The rainforest layer located directly beneath the Emergent layer
12. An act of harvesting fish too much
14. Flowing body of freshwater that flows from the highland
16. The gas released by plants that is vital for life, reduced by deforestation
19. How many main rivers are there in Brunei?
20. Planting more of this can reduce the risk of soil erosion
22. The metaphoric color of the Earth's lungs
23. Act of converting waste material into new products
24. A designated area where waste are accumulated and buried. This area releases poisonous gases into the atmosphere (methane)
26. The zone where the sea and land meet
27. The type of forest found in Brunei's climate
29. Which part of the mangrove tree is unique? This is located above ground instead of under
30. Limiting the amount of waste or purchases to lower environmental impacts
31. A phenomenon where the global temperature is increasing due to the release of greenhouse gases

1. The climate that Brunei experiences
2. The darkest, most humid layer of the rainforest
3. One of the importance of the coast is to protect the inland from what?
7. Hunting endangered animal species
8. A term describing the rainforests as home to many animals, plants and organism
10. Biodegradable waste originating from plants and animals
11. The rainforest layer that receives most sunlight
13. The large-scale cutting down of trees, often leading to habitat loss
15. The introduction of harmful substances into the environment, such as garbage or dangerous gases
17. Extracting natural resources to the point that they can't be replaced quickly enough
18. Gases released by human activities that leads to global warming
21. The term used when a species can no longer be found on Earth
25. The process of mixing organic waste with soil to create natural fertilizers
28. Act of using an item more than once, for the same or different purpose