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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Oil shale is located in many regions - but the one we discussed was in the state of_______.






2. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






7. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






8. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






11. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






14. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






16. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






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






22. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






26. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






28. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






29. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






34. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






35. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






40. Land that is suitable for farming






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






42. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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