Chapter 1 Quiz

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  emphasized the role of the environment in people’s health.

B  described the toxic properties of sulfur and zinc.

C  identified an environmental cause of cancer.

D  described unsafe and hazardous working environments.

E  None of these is correct.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  ultimately were adopted by public health departments and are now in use.

B  were extremely innovative for their time.

C  described how environmental sanitation affected health.

D  All of these are correct.

E  argued for the creation of state health departments.

A  75% to 89%.

B  55% to 70%.

C  35% to 50%.

D  5% to 20%.

E  25% to 33%.

A  Pollution

B  Prosperity

C  Urban crowding

D  Increases in infectious diseases

E  Poverty

A  Reducing air toxic emissions to decrease the risk of adverse health effects

B  Increasing use of alternative modes of transportation for work

C  Reducing the number of days the AQI exceeds 100, weighted by population and AQI; increasing use of alternative modes of transportation for work; and reducing air toxic emissions to decrease the risk of adverse health effects

D  Increasing the production of clean coal as an energy source

E  Reducing the number of days the AQI exceeds 100, weighted by population and AQI

A  It was caused by the H5N1 virus.

B  Initial cases showed no evidence of contact with pigs.

C  It was spread through North America to other parts of the globe.

D  It was classified as a pandemic by WHO.

E  It showed evidence of person-to-person transmission.

A  India, China, United States.

B  China, Indonesia, and Brazil.

C  China, Indonesia, United States.

D  United States, Russia, and Japan.

E  Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria.