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






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






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






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






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






6. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






9. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






10. Land that is suitable for farming






11. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






13. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






14. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






17. Animal plaguing Australia






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






19. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






20. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






23. This dammed off the Nile River






24. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






36. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






47. A man made dam






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






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






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