Environment

The top layer of the Earth where plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, water, and air.

• Soil

• Global warming

• Livestock farm

The large-scale clearing of forests by factories or industries, often for wood, agriculture, or development.

• Soil

• factory deforestation

• Livestock farm

Large, uncontrolled fires that spread quickly through forests, often destroying large areas of land.

• Soil

• Global warming

• forest fires

3. The expansion of residential areas on the outskirts of cities, where more houses and communities are built.

• Soil

• Global warming

• Growth of suburbs

1.    The trapping of the sun’s heat in the Earth's atmosphere, causing the planet's temperature to rise. ___________________________

• greenhouse effect

• Global warming

• Growth of suburbs

A dense, tropical forest with high rainfall and a wide variety of plants and animals.

• deforestation

• rainforest

• Growth of suburbs

The condition where the number of people exceeds the capacity of the environment to support them. ___________________________

• overpopulation

• rainforest

• pollution

Animals or plants that are at risk of becoming extinct. ___________________________

• ice caps melting

• oil spills

• endangered species

Rainfall made acidic by pollution in the air, which can harm plants, animals, and buildings.

• ice caps melting

• acid rain

• endangered species

The gradual increase in the Earth's temperature due to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

• factory emissions

• overpopulation

• global warming