Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

What distinguishes the forest movements of the South from those of the North is that the forests of the former are still peopled, whilst the forests of the ___(1)___ are more or less devoid of human habitat or, at least, are ___(2)___ as thus. This explains to some extent the prevailing __(3)___ of wilderness in the North as a ‘wild place’ where people do not live. In this perspective, humans are not seen as part of nature. In other words, ‘environment’ is perceived as ‘somewhere out there, as something that should be ___(4)____ from humans through the creation of parks and reserves. On the other hand, most environmental issues in the South are based on the assumption that people ___(5)___ in the forests.