Food Resources - Recap 1

Which of the following is a reason why food consumption vary between DCs and LDCs?

• Economic

• Social

• Political

• All of the above

Disposable income refers to amount of income left to an individual after taxes have been paid.

True or False?

• True

• False

Which of the following best describe how disposable income affects food consumption pattern?

• The higher the disposable income, the lower spending power on food.

• The higher the disposable income, the higher spending power on food.

• The higher the disposable income, the higher the percentage of income spend on food.

Which of the following is an example of a country where food consumption pattern changes with increase in income level?

• China

• Malaysia

• Taiwan

• Australia

Which of the following does not cause price of food to increase?

• Crop failure due to natural disasters

• Lack of arable land for agriculture

• Speculation by investors leading to an artificial increase in demand for food

• Improvement in technology to improve crop yield

Generally, increase in food prices will affect people in LDCs more than people in DCs.

True or False?

• True

• False

Which of the following led to the global food crisis from 2006 to 2008?

• Droughts in grain-producing nations

• Increase in oil price

• Increase in transport and processing cost

• All of the above

Which of the following is not an impact of the global food crisis?

• Political unrest

• Economic instability

• Terrorism

• Social unrest

Which of the following best explain how fast food changes food consumption pattern?

• Fast food is more convenient and easily available compared to eating traditional meals.

• It is trendy to eat fast food among young people and hence they prefer it over traditional food.

• Fast food is more convenient, easily available and more trendy compared to eating traditional meals.

• Fast food is cheaper and healthier

Why are people in DCs moving away from eating fast food?

• It is expensive

• It is not delicious

• It is unhealthy

• It is not convenient to buy fast food