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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This place was chosen for nuclear testing because it wasn't near shipping lanes.






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






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






4. This dammed off the Nile River






5. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






8. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






13. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






15. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






19. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






21. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






24. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






28. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






31. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






36. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






37. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






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






42. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






45. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






50. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska