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






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






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






4. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






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






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






10. A man made dam






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






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






13. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






22. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






24. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






25. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






26. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






44. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






45. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






46. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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