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






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






4. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






6. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






8. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






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






13. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






30. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






34. A man made dam






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






36. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






39. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






41. Land that is suitable for farming






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






43. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






44. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






47. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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