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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






7. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






12. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






16. A man made dam






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






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






19. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






24. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






29. Land that is suitable for farming






30. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






32. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






34. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






38. Region where terracing is used in South America






39. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Animal plaguing Australia






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






47. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






48. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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