CHLH 469
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Dec 6, 2023
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1.2 lesson 1 chapter quiz
How many more deaths each year are expected to occur between 2020 and 2050
because of climate change?
25,000
50,000
250,000
500,000
The maximum number of individuals that can be supported sustainably by a given
environment is known as the
Population Cap
Carrying Capacity
Resource Limit
Environmental Buffer
According to Professor Warren Winkelstein, what are the three P's that make up the
principal determinants of health worldwide?
Pollution, population, and poverty
Pollution, population, and procedures
Policy, pollution, and poverty
Population, poverty, and politics
Based on data from 2012, approximately what percentage of deaths globally are
attributed to environmental factors?
~15%
~25%
~35%
~45%
By 2030, what percentage of the global population is expected to live in cities?
46%
56%
66%
76%
Using standards established by the WHO, how many people living in urban areas
worldwide breath unhealthy air?
1.3 million
3 million
1.3 billion
3 billion
Based on the definition of environmental health by the World Health Organization,
what is the main goal of environmental health?
To prevent disease and create health-supporting environments
To reduce pollution and reverse climate change
To protect ecosystems from harm inflicted by human activity
To enhance natural spaces and promote environmental stewardship
The change over time in the burden of disease in a population from infectious and
communicable diseases to chronic, noncommunicable diseases is known as
Epidemiologic transition
Epidemiologic risk dynamics
Epidemiologic burden
Epidemiologic shift
The change in risks attributable to household-level hazards (e.g., poor indoor air quality)
to regional or global risks (e.g., long-range transport of air pollutants) that occurs due to
economic development in less-developed regions of the world is known as
Environmental attribution change
Environmental development
Environmental risk exchange
Environmental risk transition
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