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WorksheetsEnvi Health/Urbanization/Economics
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
VOCAB: study of disease in human population
a)
epidemiology
b)
toxicology
c)
biology
d)
pathology
2.
Drinking during pregnancy exposes the fetus to physical, mental, and developmental problems. These are known as
a)
carcinogens
b)
teratogens
c)
mutagens
d)
bacteria
3.
Chemicals in our environment that disrupt your ___ system lead to learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder (ADD).
a)
nervous
b)
endocrine
c)
circulatory
d)
immune
4.
What type of health hazard are viruses and bacteria?
a)
Social
b)
Chemical
c)
Biological
d)
Physical
5.
What are some examples of social hazards?
a)
Smoking
b)
Drugs
c)
Overeating
d)
All of the above
6.
What is a major issue with emerging diseases?
a)
There are no issues
b)
People can get cholera and dengue fever
c)
Lack of medecines/vaccines to control them
d)
People have social health issues from eating a high fat diet
7.
Humans usually have developed strong resistance to emerging diseases.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Toxicology deals primarily with what types of hazards?
a)
biological and social
b)
both chemical and physical
c)
Option 3 human-made
d)
natural disasters
9.
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 sensitivity
10.
The process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm is called
a)
toxicology
b)
epidemiology
c)
dose-response relationship
d)
risk assessment
11.
Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a
a)
pathogen
b)
toxicant
c)
pandemic
d)
carcinogen
12.
Chemicals that cause cancer are called
a)
carcinogens
b)
hazards
c)
teratogens
d)
neurotoxins
13.
Toxicology is the study of how disease affects organisms’ health
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Individuals respond similarly to the same environmental hazards
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What do toxicologists study?
a)
How floods affect human health
b)
How chemicals affect human health.
c)
How earthquakes affect health
d)
How Mudlsides affect health
16.
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
17.
A disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time or that has existed for a while, but is increasing rapidly or spreading around the world is called
a)
environmental
b)
pandemic
c)
emerging
d)
infection
18.
Study of disease in human populations
a)
Physical Hazard
b)
Toxicology
c)
Epidemiology
d)
Risk
19.
Describes the amount of people an infected person will transmit the disease to
a)
infectious time
b)
R0 (R naught)
c)
Incubation Period
d)
disease radius
20.
Can cause damage to the nervous system which can impair walking, hearing, or vision to name a few.
a)
Carcinogen
b)
Teratogen
c)
Allergen
d)
Neurotoxin
21.
Chemical hazard that can cause many different types of cancer.
a)
Carcinogen
b)
Teratogen
c)
Allergen
d)
Neurotoxin
22.
BPA
a)
Carcinogen
b)
Endocrine Disruptor
c)
Allergen
d)
Neurotoxin
23.
People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...
a)
Ruralization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Colonization
d)
None of these
24.
Cities have both negative and positive effects on the environment.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
An area often referred to as the country that is sparsely populated is called...
a)
Urban Area
b)
Rural Area
c)
Land Cover
d)
Land Use
26.
Cities allow for more land preservation since more people live in one area.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
What is NOT an impact of sprawl?
a)
Transporation: little to no public transportation
b)
Decreased pollution because of decreased driving
c)
Land use: Less land left as open space
d)
Economics: Wealth in suburbs, and urban areas more poor
28.
What 2 factors contribute to an increase in sprawl?
a)
Population growth and per capita land
b)
Population decrease and land increase
c)
Population staying the same and urbanization
d)
Urban and rural
29.
What is NOT an environmental benefit that results from urbanization?
a)
Efficiency
b)
Universities and research centers
c)
Land preservation
d)
More fossil fuels
30.
What did NOT lead to the increase in urbanization?
a)
Population decrease
b)
Population growth
c)
Industrialization
d)
Moving from farming to industry
31.
A cost-benefit analysis is a(n)
a)
A. study of the factors that influence decisions of buyers and sellers.
b)
B. economy in which the government decides what is made.
c)
C. equilibrium between a product's supply and its demand.
d)
D. comparison between what is sacrificed and gained by a specific action.
32.
Which statement about the relationship between economics and the environment is true?
a)
A. Internal and external environmental costs are usually considered equally.
b)
B. Long-term effects often receive more weight than short-term effects.
c)
C. Harm to the environment can harm economies.
d)
D. The relationship usually receives serious consideration.
33.
“Energy Star,” “USDA Organic,” and “Fair Trade Certified” are all examples of
a)
A. ecosystems.
b)
B. ecolabelling.
c)
C. non-market values
d)
D. market failure.
34.
A power company is given free land by the government to reduce the cost of providing wind-generated electricity to rural residents. This is an example of a
a)
A. command-and-control approach.
b)
B. cap-and-trade system.
c)
C. subsidy.
d)
D. green tax.
35.
____________ is the study of how resources are converted into goods and services and how these goods and services are distributed and used.
a)
A. Supply and demand
b)
B. Cost-benefit analysis
c)
C. Economics
d)
D. Socialism
36.
A producer will raise the price and supply of a product when the
a)
A. demand is low.
b)
B. demand is high.
c)
C. price is high.
d)
D. market is in equilibrium.
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