Across
- 2. loss When animals lose their homes because of changes in the environment.
- 4. impact The effect people have on the planet’s environment.
- 6. species Animals or plants at risk of disappearing forever.
- 8. change Long-term shifts in weather and temperature around the world.
- 10. When a species no longer exists.
- 12. Cutting down many trees in a forest.
- 13. The journey many animals take from one place to another, often with the seasons.
- 15. conservation Actions taken to protect animals and their natural homes.
Down
- 1. The variety of different plants and animals in one area.
- 3. A change that helps an animal or plant survive in its environment.
- 5. ice caps The process where large areas of ice at the poles are disappearing.
- 7. warming The increase in Earth’s average temperature.
- 9. A community of living things working together with their environment.
- 11. Dirty substances that make our air, water, or land unsafe.
- 14. gases Invisible gases in the air that trap heat and warm the planet.