Question 1

The triangle of human ecology revolves around three main elements which are

Accepted Answer

A) love, well-being, and life expectancy. 
B) geography, history, and social interaction. 
C) despondence, depression, and the black plague. 
D) population, behavior, and habitat. 
A) love, well-being, and life expectancy. 
B) geography, history, and social interaction. 
C) despondence, depression, and the black plague. 
D) population, behavior, and habitat.

Question 2

In the 1960s, yellow fever was almost wiped out but

Accepted Answer

A) it reoccurred through use of infected needles in drug use. 
B) it reoccurred when many countries stopped immunizing. 
C) it occurred again when many third world countries started consuming more meat. 
D) it occurred again as guinea worm syndrome also grew. 
A) it reoccurred through use of infected needles in drug use. 
B) it reoccurred when many countries stopped immunizing. 
C) it occurred again when many third world countries started consuming more meat. 
D) it occurred again as guinea worm syndrome also grew.

Question 3

Canada differs from the U.K.in health care in that

Accepted Answer

A) Canada's health care is not as developed. 
B) The U.K.'s health care is not as developed. 
C) Canada's system depends on private care funded by the government. 
D) The U.K.'s system is sponsored mainly by private insurance. 
A) Canada's health care is not as developed. 
B) The U.K.'s health care is not as developed. 
C) Canada's system depends on private care funded by the government. 
D) The U.K.'s system is sponsored mainly by private insurance.

Question 4

The map of tuberculosis shows endemic patterns

Accepted Answer

A) in southern and eastern Africa. 
B) in southern and eastern South America. 
C) in southern and eastern Australia. 
D) in southern and eastern North America. 
A) in southern and eastern Africa. 
B) in southern and eastern South America. 
C) in southern and eastern Australia. 
D) in southern and eastern North America.

Question 5

Population can affect disease in the sense that

Accepted Answer

A) older European populations get diseases not often found in Africa. 
B) people living in swampy mosquito areas may be prone to particular sicknesses. 
C) one riding in a car to work may be healthier than the person walking in open air. 
D) if you crash while riding your motorcycle your wounds will likely get infected. 
A) older European populations get diseases not often found in Africa. 
B) people living in swampy mosquito areas may be prone to particular sicknesses. 
C) one riding in a car to work may be healthier than the person walking in open air. 
D) if you crash while riding your motorcycle your wounds will likely get infected.

Question 6

Dr.John Snow was able to isolate the reason for the diffusion of cholera by

Accepted Answer

A) watching bats and pigs interact. 
B) mapping diseases incidences and clusters. 
C) observing how mosquitoes move through the urban environment. 
D) seeing how zombies transmit brain stem virus on the streets. 
A) watching bats and pigs interact. 
B) mapping diseases incidences and clusters. 
C) observing how mosquitoes move through the urban environment. 
D) seeing how zombies transmit brain stem virus on the streets.

Question 7

Because flu virus seems prone to winter outbreaks

Accepted Answer

A) each successive winter can be worse than the last. 
B) the disease usually only lasts one winter because summer kills off the virus. 
C) the appearance of the disease often switches hemispheres north to south. 
D) the disease only appeared in the very bad winters in the 1910s. 
A) each successive winter can be worse than the last. 
B) the disease usually only lasts one winter because summer kills off the virus. 
C) the appearance of the disease often switches hemispheres north to south. 
D) the disease only appeared in the very bad winters in the 1910s.

Question 8

The red coloring in the map of swine flu

Accepted Answer

A) is a medium value when it perceptually makes the flu appear prevalent in Africa. 
B) stands out much more that higher values shown in blue. 
C) makes Africa appear more infected than it really is. 
D) all of the above. 
A) is a medium value when it perceptually makes the flu appear prevalent in Africa. 
B) stands out much more that higher values shown in blue. 
C) makes Africa appear more infected than it really is. 
D) all of the above.

Question 9

Which of the following is not an example of an environmental influence that could affect health?

Accepted Answer

A) Swampy areas with many mosquitoes that transmit disease. 
B) A person's bad knees from playing football excessively. 
C) Sailors getting scurvy in times of exploration due to lack of vitamin C. 
D) River blindness cause by drinking parasite infected water. 
A) Swampy areas with many mosquitoes that transmit disease. 
B) A person's bad knees from playing football excessively. 
C) Sailors getting scurvy in times of exploration due to lack of vitamin C. 
D) River blindness cause by drinking parasite infected water.

Question 10

Health and geography

Accepted Answer

A) are closely related considering geographers deal with environment and culture. 
B) have little in common and are rarely viewed together. 
C) do not mix because such things should be left to health care professionals. 
D) are as different as oil and water since health has no geographic implications. 
A) are closely related considering geographers deal with environment and culture. 
B) have little in common and are rarely viewed together. 
C) do not mix because such things should be left to health care professionals. 
D) are as different as oil and water since health has no geographic implications.

Question 11

Which is the overwhelming environmental factor in the spread of malaria?

Accepted Answer

A) Areas with standing water. 
B) Areas with small scorpions that easily enter shoes. 
C) Areas where thinner air at higher elevations causes respiratory stress. 
D) Areas where mosquitoes are not present because they tend to kill off the agent. 
A) Areas with standing water. 
B) Areas with small scorpions that easily enter shoes. 
C) Areas where thinner air at higher elevations causes respiratory stress. 
D) Areas where mosquitoes are not present because they tend to kill off the agent.

Question 12

Which is true about the global pattern of health care expenditures by country?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States has among the highest of expenditures. 
B) other countries less developed spend more money on health per capita than the U.S. 
C) Japan and Norway do not spend as much as the U.S.on health care. 
D) Africa expends great deals of money on health care. 
A) the United States has among the highest of expenditures. 
B) other countries less developed spend more money on health per capita than the U.S. 
C) Japan and Norway do not spend as much as the U.S.on health care. 
D) Africa expends great deals of money on health care.

Question 13

The practice of polygyny in parts of Africa is important because

Accepted Answer

A) many animals might be affected by the polygyny worm. 
B) its association with Love Canal's syndrome is undeniable. 
C) HIV/AIDS can be transmitted to women and then to many children. 
D) cattle can be readily infected, and so can milk and dairy products. 
A) many animals might be affected by the polygyny worm. 
B) its association with Love Canal's syndrome is undeniable. 
C) HIV/AIDS can be transmitted to women and then to many children. 
D) cattle can be readily infected, and so can milk and dairy products.

Question 14

Newer flu outbreaks usually originate in China, probably because

Accepted Answer

A) the Chinese are unclean people. 
B) there is much unclean standing water there where mosquitoes can thrive. 
C) people and animals often live in close proximity increasing chances of transmission. 
D) the mass of the Asian continent holds many virulent diseases yet to be released. 
A) the Chinese are unclean people. 
B) there is much unclean standing water there where mosquitoes can thrive. 
C) people and animals often live in close proximity increasing chances of transmission. 
D) the mass of the Asian continent holds many virulent diseases yet to be released.

Question 15

Continued climate change could

Accepted Answer

A) cause more tainted food and drink, increasing disease. 
B) cause more types of diseases to be dispersed through populations. 
C) cause an excess of smallpox and sleeping sickness. 
D) cause more genetically transmitted diseases. 
A) cause more tainted food and drink, increasing disease. 
B) cause more types of diseases to be dispersed through populations. 
C) cause an excess of smallpox and sleeping sickness. 
D) cause more genetically transmitted diseases.

Question 16

In malaria, because the agent plasmodium can be dormant for up to three years

Accepted Answer

A) they generally pass out of the system with no affect. 
B) they generally spawn in water bodies after defecation by humans. 
C) they can infect the host in periodic bouts of the disease. 
D) the disease usually lies dormant then suddenly attacks the host. 
A) they generally pass out of the system with no affect. 
B) they generally spawn in water bodies after defecation by humans. 
C) they can infect the host in periodic bouts of the disease. 
D) the disease usually lies dormant then suddenly attacks the host.

Question 17

The belief that a man can be cured of HIV by having sex with a virgin woman is an example of which factor in the triangle of human ecology?

Accepted Answer

A) population. 
B) habitat. 
C) urbanity. 
D) behavior. 
A) population. 
B) habitat. 
C) urbanity. 
D) behavior.

Question 18

Regarding the regional variation of HIV/AIDS

Accepted Answer

A) it is normally transmitted by homosexuals in the United States. 
B) is normally transmitted by heterosexuals in Africa. 
C) prostitution is also a factor in the diffusion of the disease. 
D) all of the above. 
A) it is normally transmitted by homosexuals in the United States. 
B) is normally transmitted by heterosexuals in Africa. 
C) prostitution is also a factor in the diffusion of the disease. 
D) all of the above.

Question 19

The main lesson learned from polio might be

Accepted Answer

A) unclean health habits lead to more disease. 
B) parasites might infect us at any time regardless of economic status. 
C) sometimes improvements in lifestyle increase susceptibility to certain diseases. 
D) one can never be too cautious in disease prevention. 
A) unclean health habits lead to more disease. 
B) parasites might infect us at any time regardless of economic status. 
C) sometimes improvements in lifestyle increase susceptibility to certain diseases. 
D) one can never be too cautious in disease prevention.

Question 20

In shistosomiasis, eggs hatch

Accepted Answer

A) in the water. 
B) in snails and other shellfish. 
C) in the human body. 
D) inside other worms. 
A) in the water. 
B) in snails and other shellfish. 
C) in the human body. 
D) inside other worms.

The triangle of human ecology revolves around three main elements which are

In the 1960s, yellow fever was almost wiped out but

Canada differs from the U.K.in health care in that

The map of tuberculosis shows endemic patterns

Population can affect disease in the sense that

Dr.John Snow was able to isolate the reason for the diffusion of cholera by

Because flu virus seems prone to winter outbreaks

The red coloring in the map of swine flu

Which of the following is not an example of an environmental influence that could affect health?

Health and geography

Which is the overwhelming environmental factor in the spread of malaria?

Which is true about the global pattern of health care expenditures by country?

The practice of polygyny in parts of Africa is important because

Newer flu outbreaks usually originate in China, probably because

Continued climate change could

In malaria, because the agent plasmodium can be dormant for up to three years

The belief that a man can be cured of HIV by having sex with a virgin woman is an example of which factor in the triangle of human ecology?

Regarding the regional variation of HIV/AIDS

The main lesson learned from polio might be

In shistosomiasis, eggs hatch

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

Filters

Exam 4: Geography of Health and Disease

The triangle of human ecology revolves around three main elements which are

In the 1960s, yellow fever was almost wiped out but

Canada differs from the U.K.in health care in that

The map of tuberculosis shows endemic patterns

Population can affect disease in the sense that

Dr.John Snow was able to isolate the reason for the diffusion of cholera by

Because flu virus seems prone to winter outbreaks

The red coloring in the map of swine flu

Which of the following is not an example of an environmental influence that could affect health?

Health and geography

Which is the overwhelming environmental factor in the spread of malaria?

Which is true about the global pattern of health care expenditures by country?

The practice of polygyny in parts of Africa is important because

Newer flu outbreaks usually originate in China, probably because

Continued climate change could

In malaria, because the agent plasmodium can be dormant for up to three years

The belief that a man can be cured of HIV by having sex with a virgin woman is an example of which factor in the triangle of human ecology?

Regarding the regional variation of HIV/AIDS

The main lesson learned from polio might be

In shistosomiasis, eggs hatch

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

Filters