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






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






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






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






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






6. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






13. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






14. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






15. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






18. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






19. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






22. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






24. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






38. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






43. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






46. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






47. This dammed off the Nile River






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






49. A man made dam






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