SCIN 139 Final Exam Answers All Possible Questions(100% correctly solved)

The world’s population growth has always been evenly distributed.

The growth of the Earth’s overall population is distributed evenly.

In Table 7-1, which of the following diseases was the leading cause of death through the 1900s and today?

Anasazi Pueblos of the Southwest U.S. (i.e. Arizona, New Mexico) which flourished from 700-1200 A.D., began to fall primarily due to:

Countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia and Pakistan continue on a rapid growth trajectory with both high fertility and young populations. In 1998, each was predicted to add 50% to its population within 20 years. This is an example of:

Poultry, cow, and pig provide _____% of our animal protein.

Three quarters of all 19th century deaths are estimated to have been caused by infectious “crowd diseases.”

IMR:

Between 1790 and 1970, rural-to-urban migration or “urbanization” was changing social and cultural structures of societies. In the United States for example, the percentage of the people living in urban areas jumped from _____% to _____%.

Which of the following crops was a major subsistence base for the Andes Mountains as early as 4550 B.C. (according to table 3-2)?

According to Figure 7-4, which Sub-Saharan African country has the most drastic disparity between life expectancy of those with – and those without – the AIDS virus?

According to table 3-2 in the texbook, which of the following crops was a major subsistence base for Southcentral Mexico as early as 4500 B.C.?

Although the Industrial Revolution technically spans more than one century, which time period saw the majority of technological advancements generally considered to be representative of the era?

Vegetable proteins are classified as Grade I and are the best source for the eight essential amino acids.

In which stage of epidemiological transition in Europe and the U.S. are chronic and degenerative diseases the leading cause of death?

Children are less affected than adults by changes in living conditions since their growing bodies are less sensitive to mild fluctuations of the environment.

According to table 5-1, which country in 1998 had the second lowest population doubling time (DT) of 25?

Fatty acids:

Regarding population growth curves (like the one on page 38), K means:

Carbohydrates:

The Inuit (Eskimo) gain most of their food by hunting marine and terrestrial mammals. This is an example of:

The NCHS standards, used to compare children’s health statistics in populations from all over the world, mostly consider the diversity of all the following indicators, EXCEPT:

The book “The Hot Zone” discusses the rapid transmission of which of the following:

Historically, improvements in agricultural technology can sustain greater numbers of people.

The following are examples of biological adaptation:

‘Improvements to water supply and removal of garbage were of primary importance to the public’s health’ describes:

The leading cause of death of all the infectious diseases, killing 2 million people a year and putting about 40% of the world’s population at risk, is

An epidemiologist would be interested in the Frequency, patterns of a disease or its distribution within a population.

THIS IS A 10 POINT ESSAY: Answer BOTH parts of the question. PART 1: Describe the Aral Sea environmental catastrophe. Analyze the situation using “S.P.E.E.C.H.” perspectives. PART 2: In chapter 8, we learned about sustainable development. If you were a manager hired to solve the issues you’ve analyzed above, what specific recommendations would you make in terms of sustainable development and surviving environmental change?