Malaria Is a Leading Cause of Infectious Disease and Death

question 38

Multiple Choice

Malaria is a leading cause of infectious disease and death worldwide.It is also a popular example of a vector-borne disease that could be greatly affected by the influence of climate change.The scatterplot shows total precipitation (in mm) in select cities in West Africa on the x axis and the percent of people who tested positive for malaria in the select cities on the y axis in 2000. The correlation between precipitation and percent who tested positive for malaria is probably close to _____.

• A)1
• B)0
• C)Can't tell.

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