Cambridge IELTS 12 · Academic · Test 3 · Passage 2
The Intersection Of Health Sciences And Geography — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for The Intersection Of Health Sciences And Geography, Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Reading Test 3 Passage 2, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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The Intersection Of Health Sciences And Geography answer key at a glance
Questions 14–26. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this passage tests
This passage is tested with Matching Information (Q14–19), Sentence Completion (Q20–26). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 14–19: Matching Information
Strategy: Scan for the idea, not the exact words. The answer is a paragraph letter, and one paragraph may be used more than once unless the instructions say otherwise.
an acceptance that not all diseases can be totally eliminated
“While people will always be prone to illness, the study of how geography affects our health could lead to the eradication of certain illnesses, and the prevention of others in the future”
Paragraph D accepts that people will always be prone to illness while only certain illnesses can be eradicated, an acceptance that not all can be eliminated.
examples of physical conditions caused by human behaviour
“In many large cities, the wind is not strong enough to clear the air of the massive amounts of smog and pollution that cause asthma, lung problems, eyesight issues and more in the people who live there. Part of the problem is, of course, the massive number of cars being driven”
Paragraph C links asthma, lung problems and eyesight issues to smog and pollution largely caused by the massive number of cars being driven, human behaviour.
a reference to classifying diseases on the basis of how far they extend geographically
“Researchers study the interactions between humans and their environment that could lead to illness (such as asthma in places with high levels of pollution) and work to create a clear way of categorizing illnesses, diseases and epidemics into local and global scales”
Paragraph F describes categorizing illnesses, diseases and epidemics into local and global scales, which is classifying them by geographical extent.
reasons why the level of access to healthcare can vary within a country
“In both developed and developing nations there is often a very large discrepancy between the options available to people in different social classes, income brackets, and levels of education”
Paragraph G explains unequal healthcare access through discrepancies between social classes, income brackets and levels of education within a country.
a description of health geography as a mixture of different academic fields
“Health geography is the combination of, on the one hand, knowledge regarding geography and methods used to analyse and interpret geographical information, and on the other, the study of health, diseases and healthcare practices around the world”
Paragraph D defines health geography as the combination of geographical knowledge and methods with the study of health, diseases and healthcare practices.
a description of the type of area where a particular illness is rare
“Malaria is much less of a problem in high-altitude deserts, for instance.”
Paragraph B names high-altitude deserts as places where malaria is much less of a problem, a type of area where that illness is rare.
Questions 20–26: Sentence Completion
Strategy: Find the stem's keyword in the passage, then complete the sentence with the exact words the grammar requires, within the word limit.
“many diseases that affect humans have been eradicated due to improvements in vaccinations and the availability of healthcare”
The gap names the medical advance behind eradication; the passage says many diseases have been eradicated due to improvements in vaccinations.
“people come into contact with one another through travel and living closer and closer to each other. As a result, super-viruses and other infections resistant to antibiotics are becoming more and more common.”
The gap names what the new infections resist; the passage says super-viruses and other infections resistant to antibiotics are becoming more common.
“one of the most obvious examples of this idea is malaria-prone areas, which are usually tropical regions that foster a warm and damp environment in which the mosquitos that can give people this disease can grow”
The gap names the insect that spreads malaria in warm, damp regions; the passage says the mosquitos that give people the disease can grow there.
“factories that run on coal power”
The gap names the industrial source of pollution; the passage cites factories that run on coal power.
“The rapid industrialisation of some countries in recent years has also led to the cutting down of forests to allow for the expansion of big cities”
The gap names what is cleared for urban expansion; the passage says the cutting down of forests allows big cities to expand.
“It is an increasingly important area of study in a world where diseases like polio are re-emerging”
The gap names a disease returning despite past control; the passage says diseases like polio are re-emerging.
“for instance, it may be very difficult for people to get medical attention because there is a mountain between their village and the nearest hospital”
The gap names the physical barrier blocking access to care; the passage says a mountain may lie between the village and the nearest hospital.
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Where does the The Intersection Of Health Sciences And Geography passage come from?
It is Passage 2 of Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Reading Test 3, and it covers Questions 14–26.
What question types appear in The Intersection Of Health Sciences And Geography?
The passage is tested with Matching Information, Sentence Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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