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Human Environment Interaction

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






6. Land that is suitable for farming






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






8. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






10. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






11. This dammed off the Nile River






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






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






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






15. Animal plaguing Australia






16. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






18. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






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






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






23. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






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






26. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






27. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






28. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






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






33. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A man made dam






42. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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