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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In 18 months 2 rabbits can create how many baby rabbits?






2. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






5. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






8. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






13. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






17. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






28. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






31. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






36. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






38. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. This dammed off the Nile River






48. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






49. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






50. Region where terracing is used in South America