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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ______ is harder to mine - harder to process and is harmful to the environment






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






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






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






5. This dammed off the Nile River






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






7. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






12. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






16. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






29. Animal plaguing Australia






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






31. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






36. Region where terracing is used in South America






37. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






39. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






40. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






42. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






45. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






47. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






50. Person who released the Australian rabbits.