Intersection of Health Sciences and Geography – IELTS Reading Answers
You should spend 20 minutes on questions 1-13 based on the given passage.
Intersection of Health Sciences and Geography
Answers
The answers to questions 1-13 are given below along with their explanations.
Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Location of Keywords |
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1 | D | important area of study, diseases, polio, re-emerging | Para D, line 2 |
2 | C | massive number, cars, factories, coal power | Para C, lines 4-5 |
3 | F | Health geographers can map the spread of illnesses | Para F, lines 3-4 |
4 | G | both developed, developing nations, very large discrepancy, options available, different social classes, income brackets, levels of education | Para G, lines 3-5 |
5 | D | Health geography, combination, knowledge, geography, analyse, interpret geographical information, study of health, diseases, healthcare practices | Para D, lines 4-6 |
6 | B | Malaria, much less of a problem, high-altitude deserts | Para B, last 2 lines |
7 | vaccinations | eradicated due to improvements in vaccinations | Para A, first 2 lines |
8 | antibiotics | infections resistant to antibiotics, more common | Para A, last 2 lines |
9 | mosquitos | tropical regions, warm and damp environment, mosquitos that can give people this disease can grow | Para B, lines 4-5 |
10 | factories | factories that run on coal power | Para C, line 5 |
11 | forests | rapid industrialisation, recent years, led to, cutting down, forests | Para C, lines 5-6 |
12 | polio | world, diseases like polio, re-emerging | Para D, line 2 |
13 | mountain | may be very difficult, people, get medical attention, mountain between their village, nearest hospital | Para G, lines 6-8 |
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