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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Millions of water in Lake Nassar are lost to __________.






2. Number of Nigerian oil spills that have not been cleaned up






3. _________ is dealt with by incineration - buried or recycled






4. When a person is pulled into a region because that region has great positives






5. Idea of bringing down trees and setting them ablaze to deposit their nutrients in farm ground in the amazon.






6. A positive of this is that it brings in money and jobs to a region






7. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






8. What destroyed pastures - stripped land and brought on extinction of native animals?






9. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






10. A man made dam






11. City in Italy that sit on water and uses canals for roads






12. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






13. Oil shale is located in many regions - but the one we discussed was in the state of_______.






14. Region that has had a large role in the creation of the Ogallala Aquifer






15. A negative of this is that is uses up good agricultural land and widens the gap between rich and poor






16. Land that is suitable for farming






17. The Aswan High Dam stopped organic matter in water to deposit _______ into the lands of Egypt which served like free fertilizer.






18. Number of people killed in attacks on Nigerian oil lines






19. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






20. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






21. The main reason for the Pacific Garbage patch is Ocean ________.






22. Lake Nassar has buried many wonders of what ancient empire?






23. Group of islands used for nuclear testing in Oceans by the USA






24. The average person created ___ lbs of waste per day






25. Animal plaguing Australia






26. The Aswan High Dam created a lake called....






27. When people move from the rural areas to the city






28. Nation where land reclamation has allowed the nation to grow by 40%






29. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






30. Animal that Australia used to try and control rabbit populations.






31. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






32. By 1900 - how many rabbits were there in 1900?






33. The Aswan High Dam increased the arable land of Egypt by ______ percent.






34. This is done to reduce soil erosion and increase arable land






35. ______ is harder to mine - harder to process and is harmful to the environment






36. A man made elevated region for people who live in low lying areas to go in case of flood






37. Once a region has used ________________ it is good for a while but then the land becomes infertile






38. Australia built one of these to try and stop spread of rabbits.






39. The Australian government introduced this into blood of rabbits to control their populations.






40. When a person is forced out of a region because of bad circumstances






41. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






42. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






43. _____ Power is an exciting prospect because its renewable and clean - but its waste is radioactive.






44. Region where terracing is used in South America






45. This dammed off the Nile River






46. This place was chosen for nuclear testing because it wasn't near shipping lanes.






47. The name of the pipeline that was proposed to go through the US






48. An energy that cannot be renewed and made from decomposed plant matter






49. Process of a region turning into a desert due to poor farming process






50. In 18 months 2 rabbits can create how many baby rabbits?