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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






4. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






9. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






12. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






25. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






28. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A man made dam






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






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






40. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






41. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






43. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






47. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






48. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






50. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.