A scholar during the Sanitary Revolution created medical topographies. What was the advantage of these surveys?
a. Citizens knew which wells were safe to use for drinking water.
b. People knew what housing areas to avoid.
c. Results demonstrated environmental factors related to regional disease.
d. The king could isolate areas of disease from safe areas.
ANS: C
Survey methods were being used to study health problems. The medical topographies illustrated geographic factors related to regional health and disease. They were able to demonstrate environmental factors related to regional disease. They did not address the safety of wells, housing areas, or the isolation of disease.
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