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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. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






2. A man made dam






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






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






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






6. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






8. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






9. Region where terracing is used in South America






10. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






14. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






18. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






19. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






23. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






25. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






26. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Land that is suitable for farming






34. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.