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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. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. This dammed off the Nile River






10. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






12. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






25. Animal plaguing Australia






26. A man made dam






27. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






29. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






30. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






34. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Region where terracing is used in South America






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






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






47. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






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






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






50. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch