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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A negative of this is that is uses up good agricultural land and widens the gap between rich and poor






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






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






4. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






5. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






9. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






12. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






13. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






17. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






18. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






23. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






35. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






38. A man made dam






39. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Land that is suitable for farming






47. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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