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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Nation where land reclamation has allowed the nation to grow by 40%






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






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






4. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






7. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






11. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






14. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






18. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






22. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






23. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






24. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






25. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






28. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






34. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






35. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






38. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A man made dam






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






50. Animal plaguing Australia