GEOG101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4,6,13,14: Protozoa, Diarrhea, Acute Radiation Syndrome
25 Aug 2015
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The sub-branch-geography that studies the transmission of a disease as well as spatial pattern of health care. Cultural practice of a husband having multiple wives. The interconnections between human population and the physical world. Factors, such as drugs, dangerous gases, and harmful liquids that negatively affect human health. Traumatic events such as accidents, shock, or radiation poisoning that negatively affects human health. The effects on a person caused by viruses, bacteria, or physical insults. Does not simply refer to numbers of people; also refers to a group or society"s age, gender, and genetic characteristics. Refers to both natural characteristics and cultural and human made aspects of an environment. Refers to the effect of things such as cultural beliefs and social organization. The effects of things such as crowding, anxiety, belonging, or love on a person"s health. A disease that is always present in a population (such as chicken pox)
