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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Number of Nigerian oil spills that have not been cleaned up






2. Region where terracing is used in South America






3. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






5. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






9. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






12. A man made dam






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






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






15. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






28. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






30. Animal plaguing Australia






31. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






41. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






46. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






49. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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