Lesson 3.2.4.3
3.2.4.3 Environment, health and well-being Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What shift in disease patterns is described by the epidemiological transition model?
- Biotic to abiotic
- Chronic to infectious
- Infectious to chronic
- Genetic to environmental
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Which demographic metric shows the starkest difference between low-income and high-income countries?
- Fertility rate index
- Life expectancy gap
- Infant mortality rate
- Morbidity threshold
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Which biological vector transmits malaria parasites in warm, humid environmental conditions?
- Tsetse fly
- Anopheles mosquito
- Blackfly
- Aedes mosquito
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Which physical mitigation strategy directly reduces mosquito biting during sleep?
- Insecticide-treated bed nets
- Gene therapy
- Water chlorination
- Oral rehydration therapy
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Which atmospheric pollutant is most strongly linked to urban respiratory illness?
- Fine particulate matter
- Stratospheric ozone
- Carbon dioxide
- Methane
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Which bacterial disease is commonly transmitted through drinking water contaminated with sewage?
- Cholera
- Malaria
- Influenza
- Asthma
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Which non-communicable disease is most strongly linked to high saturated fat diets and physical inactivity?
- Cholera
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria
- Coronary heart disease
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Which physical factor creates stagnant water bodies when low-lying land has poor drainage?
- Soil pH
- Solar radiation
- Wind direction
- Topography
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What model describes the shift from infectious to non-communicable diseases as countries develop economically?
- Demographic transition
- Epidemiological transition
- Rostow model
- Malthusian model
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Which United Nations agency coordinates global public health responses and international disease control?
- World Trade Organization
- World Health Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- World Bank
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What role do non-governmental organisations primarily play in disease management in remote areas?
- Enforcing border controls
- Setting international law
- Issuing currency
- Direct service delivery
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What impact do severe urban air pollution episodes typically have on local hospital admissions?
- Decreased respiratory admissions
- Increased birth rates
- Increased respiratory admissions
- Reduced cardiovascular disease
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What effect does reducing Anopheles mosquito vector populations have on local malaria incidence?
- Decreased disease cases
- Higher birth rates
- Increased disease cases
- No overall change
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Which socio-economic factor interacts with environmental hazards to determine overall disease vulnerability?
- Latitude
- Soil texture
- Tectonic activity
- Healthcare access
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Which non-communicable respiratory condition is triggered by urban air pollution and traffic emissions?
- Typhoid
- Asthma
- Cholera
- Malaria
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Which category of disease spreads rapidly in areas with poor sanitation and contaminated drinking water?
- Degenerative conditions
- Genetic disorders
- Non-communicable diseases
- Waterborne diseases
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What term describes the differences in health outcomes driven by socio-economic and environmental disparities?
- Health inequalities
- Natural selection
- Epidemiological shift
- Demographic transition
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Country A has an infant mortality rate of 40 deaths per 1,000 live births and country B has 5 per 1,000. How many times higher is country A's rate?
- 8 times
- 4 times
- 45 times
- 35 times
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A district near a busy road records 120 asthma cases per 1,000 residents, against 60 per 1,000 in a clean-air district. By what percentage does the first rate exceed the second?
- 60%
- 200%
- 100%
- 50%
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Which type of vector control strategy alters physical environments to prevent mosquito breeding?
- Antimalarial medication
- Economic subsidy
- Public health education
- Environmental management
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