Question 1

In the map of access to proper sanitation, Bolivia in South America

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A) is the country with the poorest access. 
B) is apparently the richest country on the continent. 
C) has a great deal more access than Uruguay. 
D) is about the same as Australia in good sanitation access. 
A) is the country with the poorest access. 
B) is apparently the richest country on the continent. 
C) has a great deal more access than Uruguay. 
D) is about the same as Australia in good sanitation access. A

Question 2

Having health care denied because you are a member of a lower caste in India might be a good example of the effect of which precise factors in health care access as listed in the book?

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A) cultural factors. 
B) religious factors. 
C) social factors. 
D) behavioral factors. 
A) cultural factors. 
B) religious factors. 
C) social factors. 
D) behavioral factors. C

Question 3

In third world countries, diarrhea

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A) is an unfortunate inconvenience. 
B) is a significant health threat often causing death. 
C) is only a symptom of infected animals, mostly dogs. 
D) has almost been eradicated by the World Health Organization. 
A) is an unfortunate inconvenience. 
B) is a significant health threat often causing death. 
C) is only a symptom of infected animals, mostly dogs. 
D) has almost been eradicated by the World Health Organization. B

Question 4

Evaluating the map of access to safe drinking water which is not true?

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A) The U.S., Russia, Australia, and Brazil have good access. 
B) Central Africa has poor access to quality water. 
C) Developed countries generally have poor access to good water. 
D) China's access to safe water is not as good as Russia's. 
A) The U.S., Russia, Australia, and Brazil have good access. 
B) Central Africa has poor access to quality water. 
C) Developed countries generally have poor access to good water. 
D) China's access to safe water is not as good as Russia's.

Question 5

The main prevention of shistosomiasis might be

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A) not letting Africans consume potato chips and Twinkies, thus increasing valuable nutrients. 
B) allowing Africans better access to clean water supplies. 
C) teaching Africans how to extract worms from their bodies. 
D) emphasizing that defecation into streams or lakes will only help transmit the disease. 
A) not letting Africans consume potato chips and Twinkies, thus increasing valuable nutrients. 
B) allowing Africans better access to clean water supplies. 
C) teaching Africans how to extract worms from their bodies. 
D) emphasizing that defecation into streams or lakes will only help transmit the disease.

Question 6

Which is not relevant to access to health care?

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A) functional factors. 
B) industrial factors. 
C) social factors. 
D) geographical factors. 
A) functional factors. 
B) industrial factors. 
C) social factors. 
D) geographical factors.

Question 7

According to the map of malaria, there are two areas where the disease is endemic in South America.They are

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A) Paraguay and Uruguay. 
B) Argentina and parts of Uruguay. 
C) Eastern Chile and western Argentina. 
D) Amazon Brazil and a bit of eastern Paraguay. 
A) Paraguay and Uruguay. 
B) Argentina and parts of Uruguay. 
C) Eastern Chile and western Argentina. 
D) Amazon Brazil and a bit of eastern Paraguay.

Question 8

Using the map of occurrence of the Spanish Flu, areas of the U.S.that apparently were never affected are

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A) along the eastern seaboard and shown in blue. 
B) in Appalachia and shown in brown. 
C) in the Middle West and shown in green. 
D) in the Great Plains and Northwest and shown in white. 
A) along the eastern seaboard and shown in blue. 
B) in Appalachia and shown in brown. 
C) in the Middle West and shown in green. 
D) in the Great Plains and Northwest and shown in white.

Question 9

In comparing health care provision in the U.S.with the United Kingdom

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A) in the U.S.government agencies only provide about 30 percent of care. 
B) in the U.K.government agencies provide about 97 percent of care. 
C) in the U.K.everyone is guaranteed care. 
D) all of the above. 
A) in the U.S.government agencies only provide about 30 percent of care. 
B) in the U.K.government agencies provide about 97 percent of care. 
C) in the U.K.everyone is guaranteed care. 
D) all of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following disease transmissions does not exhibit a vector?

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A) one person shaking hands with another and transmitting hepatitis. 
B) a mosquito transmitting west Nile virus from one person to another. 
C) a raccoon transmitting rabies from another raccoon to a human. 
D) a tsetse fly transmitting sleeping sickness from a cow to a chimp. 
A) one person shaking hands with another and transmitting hepatitis. 
B) a mosquito transmitting west Nile virus from one person to another. 
C) a raccoon transmitting rabies from another raccoon to a human. 
D) a tsetse fly transmitting sleeping sickness from a cow to a chimp.

Question 11

Regarding polio-having better sanitation and smaller families led to

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A) less contact with the disease, thus a lack of development of disease immunity. 
B) more contact among fewer siblings giving the virus more time to develop stronger among fewer people. 
C) greater chances of physical transfer of disease from parent to child. 
D) the unlikely transmission of disease from wood in new suburban homes. 
A) less contact with the disease, thus a lack of development of disease immunity. 
B) more contact among fewer siblings giving the virus more time to develop stronger among fewer people. 
C) greater chances of physical transfer of disease from parent to child. 
D) the unlikely transmission of disease from wood in new suburban homes.

Question 12

It is unlikely that the deadly Ebola virus will be broadly diffused because

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A) it kills rural African people within two weeks before they can migrate far. 
B) it kills mosquitoes within hours of infection so the disease is contained locally. 
C) it mutates so quickly that wide dispersal is unlikely. 
D) it is a virus that is generally unsociable and affected only by insults. 
A) it kills rural African people within two weeks before they can migrate far. 
B) it kills mosquitoes within hours of infection so the disease is contained locally. 
C) it mutates so quickly that wide dispersal is unlikely. 
D) it is a virus that is generally unsociable and affected only by insults.

Question 13

Which is true about the map of physicians per population?

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A) more physicians per population are found generally in Africa. 
B) there are less than 5 physicians per every 10,000 people in Africa. 
C) Europe and Russia do not have an abundance of physicians. 
D) South America is no better off than Africa in availability of physicians. 
A) more physicians per population are found generally in Africa. 
B) there are less than 5 physicians per every 10,000 people in Africa. 
C) Europe and Russia do not have an abundance of physicians. 
D) South America is no better off than Africa in availability of physicians.

Question 14

Which is the best example of a pandemic?

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A) isolated cases of kidney stones. 
B) a local outbreak of Lyme disease. 
C) malaria in Somalia and Somaliland. 
D) HIV/AIDS being diffused throughout the world. 
A) isolated cases of kidney stones. 
B) a local outbreak of Lyme disease. 
C) malaria in Somalia and Somaliland. 
D) HIV/AIDS being diffused throughout the world.

Question 15

The map of density of physicians in the United States

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A) seems to match overall population density. 
B) is highest in the inter-mountain west. 
C) is very low in places like Maryland and Massachusetts. 
D) is about the same in Texas as it is in Vermont. 
A) seems to match overall population density. 
B) is highest in the inter-mountain west. 
C) is very low in places like Maryland and Massachusetts. 
D) is about the same in Texas as it is in Vermont.

Question 16

Regarding health care to rich and poor

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A) in most countries both receive about the same quality of care. 
B) in many instances the wealthy receive better care. 
C) it is equitable that the rich receive better health care because good care will then trickle down to the less wealthy. 
D) all of the above. 
A) in most countries both receive about the same quality of care. 
B) in many instances the wealthy receive better care. 
C) it is equitable that the rich receive better health care because good care will then trickle down to the less wealthy. 
D) all of the above.

Question 17

The map of HIV/AIDS shows the greatest prevalence of the disease in

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A) North America (among homosexuals). 
B) North Africa and the Middle East (among Islamic harems). 
C) China (in one-child families). 
D) Southern Africa (among heterosexuals). 
A) North America (among homosexuals). 
B) North Africa and the Middle East (among Islamic harems). 
C) China (in one-child families). 
D) Southern Africa (among heterosexuals).

Question 18

Today South Sudan has 95% of all reported cases of

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A) malaria. 
B) shistosomiasis. 
C) yellow fever. 
D) Guinea worm. 
A) malaria. 
B) shistosomiasis. 
C) yellow fever. 
D) Guinea worm.

Question 19

Examining the map of SARS the most likely reason Africa was not affected is

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A) people there are generally immune because of genetics related to race. 
B) that parasitic diseases take precedence and wipe out SARS. 
C) that African people are very healthy and thus resist the disease. 
D) not as many people travel to Africa and internal migration is limited. 
A) people there are generally immune because of genetics related to race. 
B) that parasitic diseases take precedence and wipe out SARS. 
C) that African people are very healthy and thus resist the disease. 
D) not as many people travel to Africa and internal migration is limited.

Question 20

By mapping cholera deaths, John Snow found that

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A) they were often clustered in rat infested housing. 
B) they were related to meat packing industries. 
C) they clustered around infected wells for drinking water. 
D) they were more prevalent in poultry and meat markets. 
A) they were often clustered in rat infested housing. 
B) they were related to meat packing industries. 
C) they clustered around infected wells for drinking water. 
D) they were more prevalent in poultry and meat markets.

In the map of access to proper sanitation, Bolivia in South America

Having health care denied because you are a member of a lower caste in India might be a good example of the effect of which precise factors in health care access as listed in the book?

In third world countries, diarrhea

Evaluating the map of access to safe drinking water which is not true?

The main prevention of shistosomiasis might be

Which is not relevant to access to health care?

According to the map of malaria, there are two areas where the disease is endemic in South America.They are

Using the map of occurrence of the Spanish Flu, areas of the U.S.that apparently were never affected are

In comparing health care provision in the U.S.with the United Kingdom

Which of the following disease transmissions does not exhibit a vector?

Regarding polio-having better sanitation and smaller families led to

It is unlikely that the deadly Ebola virus will be broadly diffused because

Which is true about the map of physicians per population?

Which is the best example of a pandemic?

The map of density of physicians in the United States

Regarding health care to rich and poor

The map of HIV/AIDS shows the greatest prevalence of the disease in

Today South Sudan has 95% of all reported cases of

Examining the map of SARS the most likely reason Africa was not affected is

By mapping cholera deaths, John Snow found that

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In the map of access to proper sanitation, Bolivia in South America

Having health care denied because you are a member of a lower caste in India might be a good example of the effect of which precise factors in health care access as listed in the book?

In third world countries, diarrhea

Evaluating the map of access to safe drinking water which is not true?

The main prevention of shistosomiasis might be

Which is not relevant to access to health care?

According to the map of malaria, there are two areas where the disease is endemic in South America.They are

Using the map of occurrence of the Spanish Flu, areas of the U.S.that apparently were never affected are

In comparing health care provision in the U.S.with the United Kingdom

Which of the following disease transmissions does not exhibit a vector?

Regarding polio-having better sanitation and smaller families led to

It is unlikely that the deadly Ebola virus will be broadly diffused because

Which is true about the map of physicians per population?

Which is the best example of a pandemic?

The map of density of physicians in the United States

Regarding health care to rich and poor

The map of HIV/AIDS shows the greatest prevalence of the disease in

Today South Sudan has 95% of all reported cases of

Examining the map of SARS the most likely reason Africa was not affected is

By mapping cholera deaths, John Snow found that

Major Geographic Concepts

Geography Through the Ages

Population

Migration Flows

Culture and Cultural Landscapes

The Geography of Language

The Geography of Religion

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

A World of Nations and States

Geography of Governance and Representation

Environment and Conservation

Urbanization and Urban Networks

The Changing Structure of the City

The Geography of Economic Activity and Agriculture

Geographies of Production and Consumption

Distribution and Transportation

Development and Geography

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