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Poverty and Disease Answers

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How does a lack of infrastructure most likely affect poverty in rural India?

A
It has no effect on poverty because these areas do not need these systems and facilities to provide food and employment.
B
It decreases poverty because these areas turn to relying on systems and facilities of nearby countries.
C
It increases poverty because access to food and employment depends on reliable infrastructure.
D
It ends poverty because outlying communities become self-sufficient when they don’t rely on infrastructure.
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Which are infectious diseases? Select five answers.

A
cancer
B
cholera
C
typhoid
D
malaria
E
HIV/AIDS
F
heart disease
G
tuberculosis
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Which has been the most help in breaking the cycle of poverty and disease in Botswana?

A
food distributions to the poor
B
programs to fight HIV/AIDS
C
increased access to housing
D
places for social interaction
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The graph shows Gross National Income, 2012.

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A
Botswana with $15.3 billion
B
Botswana with $7,650
C
India with $1,580
D
India with $1.9 trillion
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Which of the UN’s Millennium Project goals was met?

A
Between 1990 and 2015 cut in half the number of people that have no access to proper medical care.
B
Between 1990 and 2015 cut in half the number of people whose income is less than $1.25 a day.
C
Between 1990 and 2015 cut in half the number of people who suffer from hunger.
D
Between 1990 and 2015 cut in half the number of people dying from starvation.
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In a country where poverty is common, what are the poor most likely to be experiencing?

A
discrimination
B
abandonment
C
a lack of basic respect
D
a lack of basic needs
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If 75% of India’s rural population lives in poverty, it most likely means that

A
they suffered from political instability.
B
they have housing but not enough food.
C
they live on about $32 a day according to the UN.
D
they live on less than two dollars a day according to the UN.
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The graph shows the Life Expectancy for Males in Sub-Saharan Africa.The only country in which the 2010 life expectancy for males rose higher than the 1980 figure was

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A
Botswana.
B
South Africa.
C
Zimbabwe.
D
Kenya.
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The prevalence of endemic diseases is most effected by factors related to

A
poverty.
B
geography.
C
family history.
D
climate.
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What are the effects of endemic and epidemic diseases on society? Select four answers.

A
The diseases continue when cycles of infection occur.
B
The productivity declines when people are too sick to work.
C
The population decreases from low birth rates and high death rates.
D
The population is younger when life expectancies are shortened.
E
The government becomes stronger as the population becomes weaker.

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