Topic 3

Question 1

Name factors that affect birth rates and death rates

Answer 1

Disease ,economic status, family needs attitudes and beliefs conflict and wars and government policy

Question 2

What can cause the death rates to rise?

Answer 2

Epidemics can cause the death rate in a country to rise.

Question 3

What does the stand for

Answer 3

Tuberculosis

Question 4

Explain Tb

Answer 4

To isba disease that affects a persons lungs . When someone with to coughs or sneezes the air around them will contain Tb

Question 5

Give

facts about Tb

Answer 5

In 2010 1,4 million people died from Tb
Without proper treatment every two out of three people who have TB die
Poverty and hiv are the two main reasons for the spread of TB

Question 6

What is malaria

Answer 6

Malaria is caused by a type of parasite that is spread by certain kinds of mosquitos. The parasite enter their liver then multiplys before entering blood systems

Question 7

Explain Diarrhoea

Answer 7

It causes the body to loose important liquids and minerals. If these are not replaced children can die.

Question 8

How can diarrhoea be cured

Answer 8

Water sugar and salt

Question 9

What is another name for the Black Death

Answer 9

Bubonic plague

Question 10

When did pa ship come to South Africa and spread smallpox

Answer 10

1713

Question 11

What are the symptoms of smallpox

Answer 11

They get blisters all over their bodies and developed fevers and got very weak

Question 12

Describe the difference between the number of children rich and poor people

Answer 12

Rich people usually a

Have fewer children than poor people because poor people have more children to work on farms

Question 13

Name ways wars effect a countries birth rate an d death rate

Answer 13

Wars keep birth rates low.
Some wars take place on the land where people farm
People die from hunger and disease during wars

Question 14

How has science helped communities

Answer 14

Control diseases and infection
Improve sanitation to access to clean water

Develop canned food and refrigerator

Question 15

List name seven diseases that can be prevented by a shot

Answer 15

Cholera tetanus typhoid measles polio yellow fever and the flu

Question 16

Name four things canning and refrigeration have impacted on the population growth

Answer 16

Canning and refrigeration have improved people’s diets
Increased viriaty of foods people eat people became healthier and live longer
Have made foods safer to eat and reduced illnesses spread by food

Question 17

Give four examples of preventive healthcare

Answer 17

Washing hands 
Breastfeeding babies 
Vaccinations 
Using condoms
Regular visits to a clinic or doctor

Question 18

Give four examples of curative healthcare

Answer 18

Use of drugs such as antibiotics
Operations
Casts for broken bones
Massage and physiotherapy