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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Australia built one of these to try and stop spread of rabbits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






23. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






24. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






25. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






26. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






29. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






31. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






32. Animal plaguing Australia






33. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






35. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






36. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






38. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






40. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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