Across
- 3. what Nigerian soldiers did instead of trying to capture the Biafrans which turned out to be a critical mistaked, causing destruction to the rainforest and mangroves(rhymes with turn)
- 8. in the Nigerian Civil War Biafra used Ogbunigwe, a type of _____ that devastated both people and the rainforest of Onitsha. Hint: a self propelled weapon. (rhymes with whistle)
- 9. the _____ of soil was caused by 5000 Nigerian troops moving to try to capture Onitsha. (hint: means to be degraded)
- 10. ___ released from the Ogbunigwe could not be absorbed by the autotroph moss since a lot of the moss was destroyed in battle(fire relases___)
Down
- 1. the use of explosives and artillery caused ______ to the Niger River, Rainforest, and Mangroves (starts with c and ends with “tion”)
- 2. was spilled by military vehicles reducing biodiversity. (used in cars)
- 4. pilots from the Soviet Union and United Arab Republic used military aircrafts to drop ____ to destroy the area around Onitsha, which destroyed the rainforests(rhymes with balm)
- 5. ____ of animals such as the white-throated monkey or Scalter’s Guenon, both chemoheterotrophs, were destroyed due to heavy fire and the explosives between the two sides
- 6. these trees were around Onitsha, and were destroyed due to the bombing
- 7. Biafran soldiers destroyed the River Niger Bridge causing ____ to settle in the river which affected vegetation and agriculture. (rhymes with free)