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part of the environment that supplies material useful or necessary for the survival of living things
2
process of planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down.
3
the removal of large areas of forests for human purposes
4
the development of towns and cities on previously natural areas.
5
the careful use of Earth’s materials to reduce damage to the environment
6
a process in which mined land is restored with soil and replanted with vegetation.
7
the contamination of the environment with substances that are harmful to life.
8
an area of permeable sediment or rock that hold significant amounts of water
