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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






2. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






5. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






8. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






11. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






29. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






31. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






33. This dammed off the Nile River






34. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






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






40. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






42. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






45. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






46. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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







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