Across
- 3. haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources
- 8. Legal proceeding in which a borrower's rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan
- 10. The removal of all tress in a stand of timber
- 11. musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s, blending African rhymes and European harmonies
- 13. A farming method used in dry regions in which crops that are grown rely only on the natural precipitation
- 14. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich on dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water
- 15. A mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the united states
Down
- 1. A network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of slaves escape to freedom
- 2. A channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water.
- 4. A concentrated region pf manufacturing industries in the northeastern and Midwestern United States
- 5. A large, and powerful windstorm that forms over warm water
- 6. A resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains
- 7. Economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing
- 9. A large population concentration made up of several large and smaller cities, such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C.
- 12. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, which kills wildlife and damages buildings, forests, and crops