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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Aswan High Dam increased the arable land of Egypt by ______ percent.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A man made dam






13. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






19. Region where terracing is used in South America






20. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






24. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






25. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






27. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






32. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






36. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Land that is suitable for farming






44. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






48. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






49. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






50. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.