What Do Health Geographers Aim to Understand

question 84

Multiple Choice

What do health geographers aim to understand?

• A) Distribution and diffusion of disease
• B) Risks of environmental contaminants
• C) Socio-economic determinants of health
• D) Uneven access to health care
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

A fundamental mechanism of evolution, where individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce more successfully than others.

Reproductive Success

The transmission of genes to offspring in a manner that enables those offspring to further pass those genes to subsequent generations.

Mating Preference

The set of attributes or characteristics an individual finds desirable or selects for in a potential mate, influenced by genetic, environmental, and social factors.

Darwinian Revolution

The paradigm shift in biological science, influenced by Charles Darwin, which introduced natural selection as a mechanism for evolution and species adaptation.