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






2. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






3. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






6. Region where terracing is used in South America






7. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






11. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






14. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






29. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






34. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






36. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






38. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






42. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






45. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






49. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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