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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Aswan High Dam created a lake called....






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






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






4. This dammed off the Nile River






5. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






16. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






17. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






18. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






22. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






26. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






28. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






30. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






35. Animal plaguing Australia






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






37. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






38. A man made dam






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






40. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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