Across
- 1. this part of trees helps to anchor soil in place and prevent erosion
- 8. chopping down all the trees in an area for farmland or space for housing
- 12. resources that grow back over time unless they are overused
- 14. to use or develop a resource
- 16. farmers can do this with crops and lands to avoid damaging the soil
- 17. the type of farming where only enough food is grown to support a family
- 19. when moisture and nutrients are removed from soil due to deforestation
- 20. this occurs when food is spoiled during production harvesting and distribution
- 23. these are vegetables or fruits grown on farms
- 24. trees can be sued as this type of resource to keep warm
- 26. large fishing boats that drag nets along the bottom of the ocean
- 28. the number of fish of the same species in one location
- 29. when some animals are forced to leave their natural habitat because of deforestation it impacts the entire one of these
- 30. these are used by organizations like Global Forest Watch to observe forests around the world
- 31. this occurs when all of the nutrients and moisture are taken out of the ground due to erosion or overfarming
Down
- 2. this type of farming using natural fertilizers like manure to grow crops
- 3. all the sealife that is caught accidentally when fishing
- 4. this gas is produced by trees
- 5. when many trees are cut down it destroys these places where animals live
- 6. trees store water and carbon dioxide which help to do this with temperatures in a region
- 7. trees store this and release it slowly into local rivers
- 9. this is a product made from trees that can be easily recycled for things like flyers
- 10. to use a resource until there is almost none left
- 11. using these is one way to reduce the need for more trees to be cut down for paper
- 13. trees absorb this gas from the atmosphere reducing global warming
- 15. this occurs when grocery stores throw out spoiled food or consumers throw food away that has gone bad
- 18. the type of farming where a lot of one or two crops are grown for sale
- 21. cutting down trees in large numbers to be used for wants and needs
- 22. a renewable resource that is necessary for growing all crops
- 25. this is another word for animals raised on farms
- 27. when animals die out because of deforestation
