Examining Maps of Cancer Death Rates Drawn at Different Scales

question 12

Multiple Choice

Examining maps of cancer death rates drawn at different scales reveals that

• A) most cancer deaths are still caused by smoking.
• B) a region with an overall low cancer death rate may have some areas with high cancer death rates.
• C) corporations will strongly oppose civil suits that attempt to hold them liable for cancer.
• D) the use of different scales only confuses such a study, and it is best to use only one map at a small scale.
• E) if a state has a high cancer death rate, every county in that state has a high cancer death rate.

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