ENVSE 450, MIDTERM 1, PSU
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024
What is environmental health and safety concerned with CORRECT ANSWER
assessing, understanding, and controlling the impacts of people on their environment, and of the enviro
nment on people
Healthy People 2020KCORRECT ANSWER
AKsetKof disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to meet during the second d
ecade of the new millennium.
"The Three P's" of Environmental Health Threats CORRECT ANSWERPollution, Population, Poverty
Pollution CORRECT ANSWERCombustion of fossil fuels, toxic compounds
Population CORRECT ANSWER
Overpopulation in developing nations is leading to the human population exceeding the carrying capacit
y of the planet.
Poverty CORRECT ANSWER
poverty shortens length and quality of life and impairs health throughout the life course.
Vulnerable Sub-Groups CORRECT ANSWERElderly, people with disabilities, pregnant women, and children
Predicted most populus three countries (from highest to lowest) in 2050 are? CORRECT ANSWER
India, China, US
The USKfertility rate is at or below the level required to maintain the current population CORRECT ANSWER
true
Randomized controlled trials are the most powerful type of design for establishingKcause-
effect relationship CORRECT ANSWERTrue
, Central nervous system (CNS) depression that results from ingestion of ethanol is a local effect
CORRECT ANSWERfalse
Toxicology is also known as the basic science of poisons CORRECT ANSWERtrue
Federal projects such as large dams, mines, power plants, airports, as well as developed corridors and ur
ban redevelopment plans can be halted by CORRECT ANSWERHealth Impact Assessment
Population Dynamics CORRECT ANSWER
Refers to variables that influence demographic makeups of populations, and growth and decline
Fertility/Total fertility rate (TFR) CORRECT ANSWER
average number of births a woman has by end of reproductive life
Mortality Rate/Crude death rate CORRECT ANSWER
often calculated as number of deaths per 1000 peopleKper year
Migration CORRECT ANSWER
growth from immigrants entering country, USA, Russia, and Germany, largest in 2005
USA Fertility Rate CORRECT ANSWERestimated to be 2.1, actual fertility rate ~1.8
Demographic Transition CORRECT ANSWER
Alteration over time in a population's fertility, mortality, and makeup. Three phases
Stage 1 (Demographic Transition) CORRECT ANSWER
most of population young, fertility and mortality high, population stays small
Stage 2 (Demographic Transition) CORRECT ANSWER
drop in mortality with continued high fertility, rapid increase in population
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024
What is environmental health and safety concerned with CORRECT ANSWER
assessing, understanding, and controlling the impacts of people on their environment, and of the enviro
nment on people
Healthy People 2020KCORRECT ANSWER
AKsetKof disease prevention and health promotion objectives for Americans to meet during the second d
ecade of the new millennium.
"The Three P's" of Environmental Health Threats CORRECT ANSWERPollution, Population, Poverty
Pollution CORRECT ANSWERCombustion of fossil fuels, toxic compounds
Population CORRECT ANSWER
Overpopulation in developing nations is leading to the human population exceeding the carrying capacit
y of the planet.
Poverty CORRECT ANSWER
poverty shortens length and quality of life and impairs health throughout the life course.
Vulnerable Sub-Groups CORRECT ANSWERElderly, people with disabilities, pregnant women, and children
Predicted most populus three countries (from highest to lowest) in 2050 are? CORRECT ANSWER
India, China, US
The USKfertility rate is at or below the level required to maintain the current population CORRECT ANSWER
true
Randomized controlled trials are the most powerful type of design for establishingKcause-
effect relationship CORRECT ANSWERTrue
, Central nervous system (CNS) depression that results from ingestion of ethanol is a local effect
CORRECT ANSWERfalse
Toxicology is also known as the basic science of poisons CORRECT ANSWERtrue
Federal projects such as large dams, mines, power plants, airports, as well as developed corridors and ur
ban redevelopment plans can be halted by CORRECT ANSWERHealth Impact Assessment
Population Dynamics CORRECT ANSWER
Refers to variables that influence demographic makeups of populations, and growth and decline
Fertility/Total fertility rate (TFR) CORRECT ANSWER
average number of births a woman has by end of reproductive life
Mortality Rate/Crude death rate CORRECT ANSWER
often calculated as number of deaths per 1000 peopleKper year
Migration CORRECT ANSWER
growth from immigrants entering country, USA, Russia, and Germany, largest in 2005
USA Fertility Rate CORRECT ANSWERestimated to be 2.1, actual fertility rate ~1.8
Demographic Transition CORRECT ANSWER
Alteration over time in a population's fertility, mortality, and makeup. Three phases
Stage 1 (Demographic Transition) CORRECT ANSWER
most of population young, fertility and mortality high, population stays small
Stage 2 (Demographic Transition) CORRECT ANSWER
drop in mortality with continued high fertility, rapid increase in population
