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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Aswan High Dam created a lake called....






2. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






3. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






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






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






6. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






10. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






13. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






15. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






16. A man made dam






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






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






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






20. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






30. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






32. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






47. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






50. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea