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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






5. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






8. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






13. Animal plaguing Australia






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






15. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






17. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






23. A man made dam






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






25. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






28. Land that is suitable for farming






29. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






34. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






36. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






38. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






43. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






44. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






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







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