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Quizzes //
Geography of disease
Log in to GEO and try this 10-question GCSE quiz to see how much you know about the geography of disease.
If you haven't already done it work through the 'Geography of disease' web unit to learn more. Or look at it again to help fill in any gaps in your knowledge about the spread of disease, cycles and definitions.
HIGH SCORES
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | TWI | 20 |
| 2nd | hpc | 20 |
| 3rd | JJM | 20 |
| 4th | S.M | 20 |
| 5th | EWE | 20 |
| 6th | EWE | 20 |
| 7th | Skr | 20 |
| 8th | S.S | 20 |
| 9th | SKS | 20 |
| 10th | SM7 | 20 |
QUIZZES // Geography of disease
Q1. Which of the following factors is the most significant in the rapid spread of a disease beyond the borders of a country where it originates?
A lack of available hospital beds
An ageing population
International air travel
Conditions that help the breeding of insects, which act as disease vectors
Q2. Which of these is a definition of morbidity?
The proportion of a population affected by a particular disease
The rate of increase of deaths caused by a particular disease
The total number of deaths caused by a particular disease
The chance of a disease leading to the death of someone infected
Q3. Which of the following is the correct definition of an epidemic?
A disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region
A disease that is spread over multiple countries or continents
A disease that belongs to a particular people or country
A sudden increase in cases in a new area, which threatens to get out of control
Q4. Which of the following is the correct definition of a pandemic?
A disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region
A disease that is spread over multiple countries or continents
A disease that belongs to a particular people or country
A sudden increase in cases in a new area which threatens to get out of control
Q5. Which of these would not be an example of an outbreak?
When the first case of a rare disease is confirmed
When two or more cases of a disease are linked in time and place
A suspected event involving chemical contamination of water
When more than 20 people have been affected by a particular disease
Q6. Roughly how many people are infected with malaria yearly?
100 million
300 million
500 million
700 million
Q7. Which of the following is not part of the malaria cycle?
A blood meal taken by a male mosquito
Two blood meals taken by a female mosquito
Changes in liver cells
Infection of red blood cells
Q8. One way to reduce malaria infection is through the use of malaria nets. What special feature do Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) have that increases their effectiveness?
They can be washed several times without losing the permethrin with which they are impregnated
They are harder to tear and damage, so can be used for longer
They are larger than other nets, and so can be located in a wider range of settings
They use a particularly effective insecticide that other nets don’t use
Q9. Which university produced the famous COVID-19 dashboard, which is updated regularly to show the number of cases in each country and globally, according to the WHO?
Oxford University
Johns Hopkins University
Macquarie University
Cambridge University
Q10. What landmark number of global COVID-19 cases was passed in January 2021?
25 million confirmed cases
50 million confirmed cases
75 million confirmed cases
100 million confirmed cases
Finished!
You scored this time. The more correct answers you give, and the fewer incorrect answers you guess, the better your score.
