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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. _________ is dealt with by incineration - buried or recycled






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






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






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






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






6. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






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






11. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






15. A man made dam






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






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






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






19. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






20. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






21. Land that is suitable for farming






22. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






25. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






28. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






29. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






33. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






35. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






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






40. This dammed off the Nile River






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






42. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






44. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






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






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