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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Number of Nigerian oil spills that have not been cleaned up






2. A man made dam






3. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






7. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






10. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






14. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






16. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






27. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






28. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






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






34. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






36. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






39. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






41. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






45. This dammed off the Nile River






46. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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