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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lake Nassar has buried many wonders of what ancient empire?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






12. Land that is suitable for farming






13. Region where terracing is used in South America






14. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






16. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






18. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






20. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






25. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






33. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






35. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






36. This dammed off the Nile River






37. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






40. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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