Compared to people living in industrialized countries, people in under-developed countries are more ...

Compared to people living in industrialized countries, people in under-developed countries are more likely to ____.
 A) have chronic diseases
  B) die from infectious disease
  C) experience malnutrition
  D) have a longer live expectancy
  E) b, c

Q. 2

Which category of country experiences consistent access to safe water?
 A) Industrialized
  B) Developing
  C) Least developed
  D) All countries experience access to safe water
  E) b, c

Q. 3

The health status of developing countries is monitored by which of the following agencies?
 A) The United States Department of Health
  B) The World Health Organization (WHO)
  C) The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
  D) The Food and Drug Administration
  E) b, c

Q. 4

Data from 2004 showed that ____ had the highest percentage of underweight children among developing regions of the world.
 A) East Asia and the Pacific
  B) Latin America and the Caribbean
  C) the Middle East and North Africa
  D) South Asia

Q. 5

Which of the following does not tend to occur as countries develop economically and food supplies increase?
 A) Incidence of under nutrition decreases
  B) Incidence of heart disease increases
  C) Incidence of hypertension decreases
  D) Incidence of diabetes increases
  E) People tend to have lower levels of physical activity

Q. 6

Which of the following is a key indicator of the health status of a population?
 A) Pregnancy outcomes
  B) Rates of breastfeeding
  C) Access to safe drinking water
  D) Child growth rates
  E) All of the above

Q. 7

Most countries in the world are classified as ____ nations.
 A) industrialized
  B) developing
  C) least developed
  D) working

Q. 8

People who are well nourished are ____ than malnourished people.
 A) more productive
  B) happier
  C) less likely to require medical care
  D) more likely to be self-sufficient
  E) All of the above