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






2. Chernobyl was a ____________ that blew up.






3. Region that is subjected to acid rain in Europe






4. Animal plaguing Australia






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






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






7. Region in Africa that is experiencing desertification






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Person who released the Australian rabbits.






18. What year were the rabbits brought to Australia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Lake Nassar is about _____ miles long.






27. Land that is suitable for farming






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






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






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






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






32. Ocean where there is a huge garbage patch






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






34. A man made dam






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






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






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






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






39. This dammed off the Nile River






40. Land that has been reclaimed from the sea






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






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






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






44. Chernobyl is located in the former ____________.






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






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






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






48. Ecosystem of Western Nebraska






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






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