A social-media platform allows people to maintain relationships across long distances and find communities based on shared interests. Researchers also find that some users experience social comparison, pressure to present idealized identities, and reduced face-to-face interaction.Which conclusion is MOST sociologically complete?

A school district moves homework, tutoring, teacher communication, and college-planning resources online. Nearly all students technically have internet access, but some rely on smartphones or unstable connections while others have laptops, high-speed service, and quiet study spaces.Which conclusion BEST demonstrates a contemporary understanding of the digital divide?

A healthcare system introduces online scheduling, standardized appointment lengths, automated check-in, productivity targets, and scripted patient procedures. Waiting times decline, but some patients report that visits feel increasingly impersonal.Which conclusion BEST applies Ritzer’s concept of McDonaldization?

A group of researchers conducted a case-control study to investigate if distances to a chemical factory (C point on the figure below) is associated with lung cancer in a neighborhood. The researchers identified 20 cases (solid dots) from local hospital death certificates, and randomly selected 30 controls (open dots) without lung cancer. In order to examine the effects of distance, they drew three buffers that are 1 mile, 2 miles, 3 miles away from the factory, respectively (dash-line circles). There are 5 cases and 5 controls within the 1 mile buffer, 9 cases and 10 controls in the 1-2 mile buffer, and 6 cases and 15 controls in the 2-3 mile buffer. Using this information, and setting the 1 mile buffer as your non-exposure (reference) distance, calculate the Odds Ratios of developing lung cancer if living 1-2 miles and 2-3 miles away from the factory. Report your answers using exactly 1 decimal place.  Figure: Distances of cases and controls to a chemical factory   Table 5: Case-control values and associated Odds Ratios. Distance to factory # of cases # of controls Odds ratio

Select ONE of the following questions to respond to in at least a paragraph: Throughout this course, geography has been used to understand health problems. Discuss three ways geographic concepts, methods, or technologies (such as maps, GIS, spatial analysis, network analysis, modeling, or GPS) can improve our understanding of health and disease. Use specific examples from the course. Imagine you are a medical geographer advising a local government. Describe how GIS and spatial analysis could be used to support a public health decision. Be specific about the data you would need, the analyses you would conduct, and the type of recommendations you could make. Health outcomes and access to health care are often unevenly distributed across space. Explain how geographic factors can create health disparities. In your answer, discuss at least two examples of spatial inequalities covered in the course and how geographers can identify or address them.

What is NOT true about incidence and prevalence in disease measurement? 

What is the smallest geographic unit publicly available from the U.S. Census Bureau?

All entering freshmen at UF in 2025 fill out a questionnaire at the beginning of the school year regarding their exercise habits and other health information. The students are followed for 10 years and re-contacted to determine subsequent disease outcomes, including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. What kind of study is this?

Which statement best reflects the role of medical geography in health research?

You are a medical geographer interested in whether living near your hometown’s smelting plant is associated with asthma diagnosis. Your research team surveys 400 adults from your hometown, 200 of whom have asthma. They find that 120 of the 190 who live within 2 kilometers of the smelting plant have been diagnosed with asthma. Use the X2 statistic to test the association between asthma and proximity to the smelting plant.  X2 value = _________