Disease

Disease

Global patterns of disease

• Explain the global distribution of diseases of affluence.
• Explain the global distribution of diseases of poverty.

The spread of disease

• Explain how the geographic concepts of diffusion by relocation and by expansion apply to the spread of diseases.
• Examine the application of the concept of barriers in attempts to limit the spread of diseases.
• Describe the factors that have enabled reduction in incidence of a disease.

Geographic factors and impacts

• Examine the geographic factors responsible for the incidence and spread of two diseases.
• Evaluate the geographic impact of these two diseases at the local, national and international scales.
• Evaluate the management strategies that have been applied in any one country or region for one of these diseases.