AnswersSTPSB_Quest for Success 2627 JamesPoverty and Disease

Poverty and Disease Answers

0 verified answers2 views
1
Free Preview

In 2014, the United States defined poverty as the state in which anyone is surviving on less than

A
$1.25 a day.
B
$5.25 a day.
C
$16.00 a day.
D
$32.00 a day.
2
Free Preview

Which statement about spreading knowledge of diseases and health around the world is correct?

A
It is needed to educate medical professionals of the need for their help.
B
It is a way international organizations are helping to fight disease.
C
It is an ineffective way to help fight disease since it takes too long.
D
It is the most effective way to help fight disease in the world.
3

When a disease spreads rapidly over a large area or the world it is

A
epidemic
B
endemic
C
pandemic
D
sporadic
4

Which are infectious diseases? Select five answers.

A
cancer
B
cholera
C
typhoid
D
malaria
E
HIV/AIDS
F
heart disease
G
tuberculosis
5

The UN Millennium Project’s goal to achieve universal access by 2010 for HIV/AIDS treatment for all who need it

A
was met in 2000.
B
was met in 2005.
C
was not met and stayed close to the 1990 level.
D
was not met but increased from the 1990 level.
6

The prevalence of endemic diseases is most effected by factors related to

A
poverty.
B
geography.
C
family history.
D
climate.
7

How does a lack of infrastructure most likely affect poverty in rural India?

A
It has no effect on poverty because these areas do not need these systems and facilities to provide food and employment.
B
It decreases poverty because these areas turn to relying on systems and facilities of nearby countries.
C
It increases poverty because access to food and employment depends on reliable infrastructure.
D
It ends poverty because outlying communities become self-sufficient when they don’t rely on infrastructure.
8

What are the effects of endemic and epidemic diseases on society? Select four answers.

A
The diseases continue when cycles of infection occur.
B
The productivity declines when people are too sick to work.
C
The population decreases from low birth rates and high death rates.
D
The population is younger when life expectancies are shortened.
E
The government becomes stronger as the population becomes weaker.
9

The graph shows the Life Expectancy for Males in Sub-Saharan Africa.The only country in which the 2010 life expectancy for males rose higher than the 1980 figure was

Question illustration
A
Botswana.
B
South Africa.
C
Zimbabwe.
D
Kenya.
10

What problems in a country could cause poverty to spiral out of control? Select five answers.

A
rapid population growth
B
inflation
C
civil wars
D
low foreign debt
E
farm land destroyed by war
F
overabundance of exports
G
government corruption

Did you find these answers helpful?

More from this Course

Quiz
10 verified answers

Poverty and Disease

Quiz
27 verified answers

Preparing for the Future

Quiz
21 verified answers

Week 8: Speaking and Listening