Food Security

Climate change affects agriculture through changes in _________.

• temperature
• rainfall
• carbon dioxide
• all of these

What is food security?
(Choose the BEST definition)

• The state of not being able to access a reliable source of nutritious, healthy and affordable food
• The state of being able to access a reliable source of nutritious, healthy and affordable food
• The same as food insecurity
• All of the above

Which of these is NOT a part of food security?

• cost

• Reliable Access-can always get it

• High Quality

• Nutrition-survival

What is NOT a reason for the current food crisis?

• farming technology

• Climate Change

• Rising Prices

• poor soil

It is in the interest of all governments to make sure that people have enough to eat.  

• True
• False

Compared to most countries in the world USA has a

• low level of food security

• high level of food security

• medium level of food security

• average to high level of food security

Developed countries

• have low levels of food security and less waste
• have less food than they need and low levels of waste
• have more food than they need and high levels of waste
• have high levels of food security and low levels of waste

Reasons for uneven distribution of food includes

• political 
• social and economic
• rising prices
• all the above

A strategy to reduce food security is

• Better management of fishing and crops

• improve income

• reduce population size

• hope for the best

poverty and food security 

• are closely linked
• there is no link
• cause problems
• impacts on people