Across
- 2. Protection
- 7. Something that causes great difficulties
- 8. the natural world
- 9. the natural area where a plant or animal lives
- 12. damage to air, water, etc.
- 13. To change to fit a situation or environment
- 17. Varied; of many kinds
- 21. Small in numbers or amount
- 23. To cutting down of trees for commercial use
- 24. Relating to change from one type to another
- 26. To catch; to interrupt the progress of something
- 28. To gradually increase over time
- 31. To cut down
- 32. To decide
- 33. To reduce to least possible amount
- 38. To disappear
- 39. Tough; able to endure difficult conditions
Down
- 1. Methods
- 3. To change from liquid to gas; loss of water to the air
- 4. Loss of soil from the action of water or wind
- 5. Plants
- 6. The goodness in food
- 10. To make weaker by mixing with water
- 11. to reach past, get bigger
- 14. Producing a lot of something
- 15. The edge of something
- 16. To keep from changing; maintain
- 18. Strong; sudden and destructive
- 19. The removal of trees from a large area
- 20. Living on the land
- 22. Very severe or difficult
- 24. To grow well
- 25. a large number, a collection
- 27. To be in place; exist in
- 29. Wetness or water
- 30. Living in the water
- 34. Whole; complete
- 35. To prevent; slow down
- 36. Many; numerous
- 37. A sudden or big change
