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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. _________ is dealt with by incineration - buried or recycled






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






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






4. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






9. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Animal plaguing Australia






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






18. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






23. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






24. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






39. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






40. A man made dam






41. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






44. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






48. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






50. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea