HUME 124 Environmental Health, 1st Long Quiz, Part II

A factor or exposure that may adversely affect health; A source of danger

• Risk

• Hazard

• Chemical agent

• Physical hazard

• None of the above

The 1^st country to experience industrial pollution.

• United Kingdom

• China

• India

• United States

• None of the above

He discovered the link between contaminated water and cholera.

• Edwin Chadwick

• John Snow

• Louis Pasteur

• Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

• None of the above

He discovered that microorganisms can cause diseases.

• Edwin Chadwick

• John Snow

• Louis Pasteur

• Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

• None of the above

An 85 dB is used as safety limit in workplaces.

• True

• False

The 2^nd wave of environmental concern is dominated by two broad movements

• Environmental Conservation

• Environmental Movement

• Resource Conservation

• Sustainable Development

• None of the above

Accordingly, the prescriptive and normative response to vulnerability is to reduce exposure, enhance coping capacity, strengthen recovery potential and bolster damage control.

• True

• False

Government Initiative Public Health Act of ___________ -- clean water and health hazards related to infectious diseases.

• 1748

• 1758

• 1848

• 1858

• None of the above

Low resilience means people with disabilities and elderly people are less mobile and harder to evacuate.

• True

• False

Low resilience means people with disabilities and elderly people are less mobile and harder to evacuate.

• True

• False