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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. This is done to reduce soil erosion and increase arable land






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






3. Land that is suitable for farming






4. A man made dam






5. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Animal plaguing Australia






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






16. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






19. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






22. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






23. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






27. Region where terracing is used in South America






28. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






29. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






33. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






50. Person who released the Australian rabbits.