Health Unit Review

What is life expectancy?

• how much money someone expects to earn

• how many children a mother expects to have

• how many years someone expects to live

• how much education someone expects to get

What do viruses cause?

• disease

• obesity

• poverty

• stroke

Which of the following best describes the term heredity?

• the passing of genes down through generations

• the passing of wealth down through generations

• the passing of names down through generations

• the passing of customs down through generations

What is most likely to threaten the health of people throughout the world?

• high health care costs

• sedentary lifestyle

• lack of medication

• spread of viruses

Which country has the highest health care costs?

• Russia

• United States

• Canada

• Spain

What is the relationship between the health of mothers and the health of children?

• It is close.

• It varies a lot.

• There is none.

• It is slight.

What is the best way to improve the health of mothers and children in developing countries such as Nigeria?

• provide more maternity wards

• provide skilled health care

• provide better medicines

• provide cheap food

Which of these is a result of good hygiene?

• clean hands

• portable bathrooms

• clean water

• safe food

What is a pandemic?

• a disease that spreads around the world

• a disease that causes panic

• a disease that is easily controlled

• a disease that requires surgery

Which of the following has been effective in controlling meningitis?

• discovering a cause

• hospitalizing the sick

• developing a vaccine

• changing people's diets