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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. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






2. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






6. Animal plaguing Australia






7. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






11. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






17. A man made dam






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






19. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






22. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






24. Land that is suitable for farming






25. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






29. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






31. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






34. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






40. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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