Basic Requirements for Human Health

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What is one of the consequences of climate change, according to the text?

Depletion of industrial emissions

Increase in population growth

Increase in food production

Mosquitoes and diseases travel to higher altitudes (correct)

What is a characteristic of the Public Health Intervention model?

Reactive and risky

Proactive and focused on individual care

Proactive and limiting exposure to diseases (correct)

Focused on the environment and proactive

Which strategy is NOT mentioned as part of the Environmental Stewardship model?

Restore habitat and biodiversity

Control industrial emissions

Direct population growth and development

Implement sanitation and waste management (correct)

What is a difference between developed and less developed countries?

Availability of infrastructure to support public health strategies Signup and view all the answers

What is a goal of the Environmental Stewardship model?

To protect the present and future population Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the Clinical Intervention model?

Reactive and risky Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary assumption of the Stewardship Model?

That intact ecosystems provide necessary services to humans Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between continental crust and oceanic crust?

Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the rigid outer layer of the Earth that includes the crust and part of the upper mantle?

Lithosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that shapes the Earth's surface and affects sea level change over time?

Plate tectonics Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate percentage of nitrogen in the Earth's atmosphere?

79% Signup and view all the answers

What is the layer of the Earth that extends from the crust down to a depth of about 2,900 km?

Mantle Signup and view all the answers

Which geological process affects sea level change over time?

Plate tectonics Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between the continental crust and oceanic crust?

Density Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of oxygen?

20% Signup and view all the answers

What is the layer of the Earth that is pliable and can flow under pressure?

Asthenosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the balance between the thickness of the crust and the density of the mantle?

Isostasy Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Stewardship Model?

To conserve ecosystems Signup and view all the answers

What is a major consequence of climate change on human health?

Mosquitoes and diseases traveling to higher altitudes Signup and view all the answers

What is a major limitation of Clinical Intervention model?

It only reacts to diseases after they occur Signup and view all the answers

What is a major difference between developed and less developed countries in terms of human health?

Infrastructure to support public health strategies Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Environmental Stewardship model?

To take care of the environment to prevent disease Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a strategy mentioned in the Public Health Intervention model?

Minimize soil depletion Signup and view all the answers