Urbanization
Urbans areas rely on _________ areas to supply resources such as food, water, building materials, and fuels.
rural
Which of the following types of people generally has a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than the other types of people?
a) Teenagers
b) Adults
c) Infants
d) None; all have equal vulnerability
c) infants
When diseases are appearing in the human population for the first time or suddenly beginning to spread rapidly
what is emerging?
Developing nations have all of the following characteristics except:
a) High per capita resource use
b) High fertility and infant mortality rates
c)Low life expectancy
d)High death rates
a) High per capita resource use
Which type of area would Miami, Fl be considered?
a) urban
b) rural
c) country
d) surburban
a) urban
Viruses, bacteria, and other organisms in the environment that harm human health are classified as
a) Biological hazards
b) Social hazards
c) Chemical hazards
d) Physical hazards
a) Biological hazards
This organization monitors health events worldwide and coordinates international responses to emerging diseases
World Health Organization (WHO)
The number of organisms that an environment can support is called the
a) Life expectancy
b) Demography
c) carrying capacity
d) Growth rate
c) carrying capacity
What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural areas told urban areas?
a) less pollution
b) more jobs
c) more open space
d) heat islands
b) more jobs
Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a
a) toxicant
b) pandemic
c) pathogen
d) carcinogen
c) pathogen
This organization responds to emerging diseases in the United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
For most of human history, the population has been relatively
a) Small and stable
b) Small and rapidly growing
c) Large and shrinking
d) Large and rapidly growing
a) small and stable
Which of the following is a principle of smart growth?
a) protecting wildlife habitats
b) focusing development outside of existing urban centers
c) creating neighborhoods best suited for cars
d) building up, not out
d) building up, not out
Name at least two social hazards
smoking, being exposed to secondhand smoke, living near an old toxic waste site, working with harmful chemicals, and eating fatty foods.
What are cancer causing chemicals?
Carcinogens
Do you think human population growth is a problem? Why or why not?
Individual responses
Explain how a city's size can increase by 20 percent when its population only increases by 10 percent.
The increase in population will cause an increase in city elements like grocery stores, office buildings, schools, parks and parking lots, etc.
How can you reduce your risk of catching infectious diseases?
Washing your hands, covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze, wearing a mask, social distancing from those infected, staying home if you are already sick
What does toxicity depend on?
1) what the substance is and 2) how much of it is needed to cause harm
How does an increase in population size affect the impact of that population on the environment?
Individual response