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






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






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






4. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






10. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






12. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Animal plaguing Australia






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






22. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






31. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






33. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






35. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






36. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






40. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






44. A man made dam






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






46. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






49. Region where terracing is used in South America






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