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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 dammed off the Nile River






2. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






4. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






17. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






28. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






30. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






41. Land that is suitable for farming






42. A man made dam






43. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






45. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






49. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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