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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. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






5. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






9. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






14. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






17. Animal plaguing Australia






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






19. A man made dam






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






21. This dammed off the Nile River






22. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






27. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






33. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






45. Land that is suitable for farming






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






47. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






48. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






49. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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