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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. Animal plaguing Australia






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






4. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






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






16. This dammed off the Nile River






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






18. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






19. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






27. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






29. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






32. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






37. Land that is suitable for farming






38. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






39. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






45. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






46. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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