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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Oil shale is located in many regions - but the one we discussed was in the state of_______.






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






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






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






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






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






7. A man made dam






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






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






10. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






11. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






12. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






25. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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






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






29. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






30. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






31. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






33. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






36. Animal plaguing Australia






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






38. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. This dammed off the Nile River






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






47. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






48. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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