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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






3. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






9. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






11. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






24. Land that is suitable for farming






25. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






28. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






29. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






32. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






37. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






38. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






44. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






48. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






49. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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