AP®︎ World History: Topic 9.2 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 9.2 of AP World History – Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease.
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Topic 9.2
Question 1 Easy
In more developed countries, which type of disease causes the majority of deaths?
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Topic 9.2: Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
Thematic Focus: Humans and the EnvironmentsENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.
Learning Objective: Unit 9: Learning Objective B
Explain how environmental factors affected human populations over time.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.III
Diseases, as well as medical and scientific developments, had significant effects on populations around the world.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.III.A
Diseases associated with poverty persisted while other diseases emerged as new epidemics and threats to human populations, in some cases leading to social disruption. These outbreaks spurred technological and medical advances. Some diseases occurred at higher incidence merely because of increased longevity.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- Cholera
- 1918 influenza pandemic
- Ebola
- HIV/AIDS
- Heart disease
- Alzheimer’s disease
