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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. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






3. This dammed off the Nile River






4. A man made dam






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






6. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






11. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






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






15. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






16. Region where terracing is used in South America






17. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






23. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






25. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






27. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






29. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






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






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






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






35. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






40. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






44. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






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






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