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






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






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






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






5. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






6. A man made dam






7. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Region where terracing is used in South America






14. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






16. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






21. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






23. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






26. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. This dammed off the Nile River






34. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






38. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






39. Animal plaguing Australia






40. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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