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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Idea of bringing down trees and setting them ablaze to deposit their nutrients in farm ground in the amazon.






2. Land that is suitable for farming






3. This dammed off the Nile River






4. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






6. A man made dam






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






8. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






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






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






14. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






16. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






17. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






20. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






22. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






25. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






26. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






29. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






33. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






34. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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