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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Aswan High Dam increased the arable land of Egypt by ______ percent.






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






3. A man made dam






4. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






5. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






8. Region where terracing is used in South America






9. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






11. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






12. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






14. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






17. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






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






22. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






41. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






46. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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