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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What destroyed pastures - stripped land and brought on extinction of native animals?






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






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






4. Land that is suitable for farming






5. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






7. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






10. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






13. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






14. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






25. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






26. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






30. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






36. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






38. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






44. Animal plaguing Australia






45. A man made dam






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






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






48. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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