Human Geography (Malinowski), 1st Edition

Chapter 4: Geography of Health and Disease

Quiz



1.

Love canal
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A)affected residents who found out their neighborhood was a toxic waste dump.
B)spurred the diffusion of aids as a place for homosexual activity.
C)was an agricultural experiment in genetically engineered corn seed.
D)has one of Europe's highest rates of cancer.
2.

Which is the best example of a physical insult (or stimuli)?
A)A mosquito transmitting west Nile virus.
B)Falling out of a tree while trimming.
C)Getting HIV from a used needle.
D)Suffering depression at Christmastime.
3.

A disease that is always present in some form is
A)pandemic.
B)epidemic.
C)endemic.
D)bulimic.
4.

In the world map of shistosomiasis we are shown that the disease is
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A)endemic in South America, Africa, and Asia (but in different ways).
B)pandemic throughout the world.
C)epidemic in Africa, but found much elsewhere.
D)bulimic among food gorging American teenage females.
5.

The agent in malaria is
A)the bacteria archaeopteryx.
B)the SARS virus.
C)the parasite of the genus plasmodium.
D)the shistosomiasis worm.
6.

Which of the following has nearly been eradicated in many African countries?
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A)the guinea worm infection.
B)the shistosomiasis cercarie.
C)the mosquito transmitting yellow fever.
D)the raccoon, an agent of rabies.
7.

A world pandemic of this disease affected the United States in 1918 through 1920
A)influenza.
B)malaria.
C)yellow fever.
D)tuberculosis.
8.

Using the map of occurrence of the Spanish Flu, the earliest outbreaks can be seen
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A)in and around New York City and Boston.
B)in and around Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
C)in and around central Pennsylvania and central Virginia.
D)in and around southern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky.
9.

In the map of the undernourished, one might conclude that
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A)the United States is suffering significantly in inner city areas.
B)Europe is suffering significant nourishment problems because of the unstable Euro.
C)Africa may have problems growing and distributing enough food.
D)China probably does not have enough food for its population.
10.

An example of a geographical factor in health care access might be
A)not being able to afford a surgery bill.
B)living two hours away from a hospital.
C)refusing a blood transfusion for religious reasons.
D)the lack of many physicians in a rural area.
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