WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

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Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
Large area in Gulf of Mexico where plants and animals have died due to agricultural run off and overgrowth of algae.
Destruction by CFC's of the atmospheric layer that protects us from ultraviolet radiation
Huge mass of floating "plastic soup" that has accumulated in the ocean between Hawaii and Japan
Change in the Earth's climate due to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases
Concentration of pollutants like DDT in increasing concentrations at higher trophic levels
Leafy spurge and zebra mussels in South Dakota
Loss of 80 acres of rainforest per minute
Illegal hunting of rhinos and elephants for their horns and tusks