Matching Pairs Environment VocabularyOnline version How Humans Affect the Environment Vocabulary by Annie Hitesman 1 The process of making waste materials into new materials and objects. 2 Everything around us. All our surroundings including the air, soil, water, plants, and animals make up the environment. 3 The contamination of air, water, or soil by substances that are harmful to living organisms. 4 When forests are destroyed by cutting and not replanted 5 A careful preservation and protection of something Recycle Deforestation Conserve Pollution Environment