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






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






3. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






4. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Animal plaguing Australia






14. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






30. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






31. A man made dam






32. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






33. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






35. This dammed off the Nile River






36. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






40. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






46. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






50. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.