Oxford AQA International A-level · Geography (9635)

Urban environments, health and wellbeing: Practice Questions

4 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 2 written questions with worked solutions. All on Urban environments, health and wellbeing.

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Question 1

1 mark

In the study of urban health and wellbeing, the term morbidity is best defined as:

Question 2

1 mark

In many urban areas, the prevalence of asthma is strongly linked to which environmental variable?

Question 3

1 mark

Why might the distribution of non-communicable diseases (e.g., coronary heart disease) in an urban area be linked to the physical environment rather than just lifestyle choices?

Question 4

1 mark

Which factor is most responsible for the seasonal incidence of malaria in specific urban environments of the developing world?

Question 5

2 marks

Name one non-communicable disease that shows a high prevalence in urban environments due to lifestyle factors.

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Question 6

8 marks

Urban environments, health and wellbeing
(a) Analyze the relationship between air quality and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in contrasting urban settings.
(b) Discuss the impact of environmental variables on the transmission vectors of malaria within urban areas in the developing world.

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