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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. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






5. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






20. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






24. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






25. Land that is suitable for farming






26. A man made dam






27. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






28. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






30. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






34. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






38. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






41. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






44. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






48. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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