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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. The average person created ___ lbs of waste per day






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Region where terracing is used in South America






9. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A man made dam






17. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






19. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






21. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






33. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






34. Animal plaguing Australia






35. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






47. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






50. Land that is suitable for farming