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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. City in Italy that sit on water and uses canals for roads






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






13. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






16. A man made dam






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






18. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






20. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






24. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






28. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






40. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






43. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






46. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






49. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






50. Land that is suitable for farming