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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. _________ is dealt with by incineration - buried or recycled






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






3. Region where terracing is used in South America






4. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






5. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






11. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






12. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






15. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






18. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






19. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






25. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






28. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






29. Animal plaguing Australia






30. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






41. Millions of water in Lake Nassar are lost to __________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






50. African nation that has oil resources but has mismanaged them