Environmental Problems Task 1. Match the words with the definitions. 1. a depletion Cargyto damage something so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc. 2. a pollution b) damage caused to water, air, etc by harmful substances 3. a population c) the number of people living in a particular area 4. a shortage d) when there is not enough of something 5. an ecology e) the relationship between living things and the environment 6. an environment f) the air, land, and water where people, animals, plants live 7. to cause g) to make something happen 8. to damage h) to harm or break something 9. to destroy i) to put poison or a dangerous substance in something 10. to poison j) to make air, water, soil, etc dirty or harmful 11. to pollute 12. to survive k) to continue to live after being in a dangerous situation I) the reduction of something by a large amount so that there is not enough left