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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Nation where land reclamation has allowed the nation to grow by 40%






2. Land that is suitable for farming






3. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






4. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






6. This dammed off the Nile River






7. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






13. A man made dam






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






15. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






17. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






34. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






38. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






41. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






42. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






45. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






46. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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