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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






2. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






5. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






19. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






22. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






26. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






38. Land that is suitable for farming






39. A man made dam






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






41. Region where terracing is used in South America






42. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






45. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






47. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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