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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Millions of water in Lake Nassar are lost to __________.






2. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






4. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






8. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






15. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






19. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






22. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






24. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






28. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






30. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






36. A man made dam






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






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






39. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






42. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






47. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






48. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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