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






2. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






6. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






9. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






13. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






16. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






17. A man made dam






18. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






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






24. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






26. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






30. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






33. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






38. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






43. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






46. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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