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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In 18 months 2 rabbits can create how many baby rabbits?






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






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






4. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






6. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






18. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






19. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






20. This dammed off the Nile River






21. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






25. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






28. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






30. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






31. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






37. Animal plaguing Australia






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






39. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






41. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.