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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. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






4. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






6. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






7. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






10. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






13. Land that is suitable for farming






14. This dammed off the Nile River






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






16. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






28. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






46. Animal plaguing Australia






47. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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