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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When people move from the rural areas to the city






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






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






4. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






5. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






11. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






13. A man made dam






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






15. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






21. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






24. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






39. Animal plaguing Australia






40. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






43. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






47. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






48. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






49. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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