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These adventurers saw it as an entirely new land, with animals and plants to discover. ... They found ways to live in deserts, in forests, along the oceans, and on the grassy ... The desire to get European goods changed ancient trading patterns.

Europeans have changed the land by clearing large areas in which to build cities, reclaiming land from the sea by constructing di kes, and using the land to grow animals and crops.  This answer works for Ed gen ui ty.