Rainforest deforestation

Use the clues, the text book pages 118-121 and your own general knowledge to fill in the puzzle. When you have finished use any ten of the words in a paragraph that summarises the problem and suggests solutions.

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Across

7. A hunter gatherer tribe (121)

8. Green gold oil (119)

9. Social issue often used to justify environmental degradation. (121)

11. typical threat to rainforests (120)

14. feline at top of food chain (121)

16. Main reason for deforestation (118)

17. Home to 25000 plant species (120)

18. Continent with 15% of dense forest (118)

19. African ribe threatened by deforestation (119)

20. Gets 338mm rain in June (120)

Down

1. hard grass at bottom of food chain (121)

2. Fortunately some areas like Congo still have much ?????? forest. (119)

3. main focus of concern because of size of area affected. (118)

4. Forests are main suppliers of it. ((118)

5. Birds that have a significant role in forest food chain. (121)

6. What Petroamazonas wants (121)

10. Small S.American republic with great biodiversity (120)

12. of soil is an eventual negative consequence (119)

13. what heavy rain washes away after slash and burn activities (119)

15. Some S.American inhabitants want to be paid $750 per ?????? to preserve forest.

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