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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
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1. ______ is harder to mine - harder to process and is harmful to the environment






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






3. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






4. Animal plaguing Australia






5. Region where terracing is used in South America






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. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






9. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






11. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






13. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






19. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






21. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






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






27. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






29. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






46. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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