Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

For thousands of years, humans have been ______ the earth, making scars upon the land.

damaging

The most appropriate word to fill in the blank is damaging.

• Remaking means to make something new or different from what it was before.
• Redecorating means to change the furniture, decorations, or other items in a room or building.
• Damaging means causing damage to something.
• Distracting means causing someone to lose their attention.