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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. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






5. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






6. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






8. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






9. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






12. Animal plaguing Australia






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






14. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






23. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






40. A man made dam






41. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Land that is suitable for farming






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