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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






4. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






7. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






10. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






11. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






13. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






27. This dammed off the Nile River






28. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






30. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






41. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






44. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






50. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea