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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






5. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






10. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






11. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






12. Land that is suitable for farming






13. A man made dam






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






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






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






17. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






18. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






31. Animal plaguing Australia






32. Region where terracing is used in South America






33. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






43. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






45. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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