Geography of Food KQ1

Select the statement below that most accurately describes global hunger

• Nearly one in five (20%) people suffer from hunger worldwide.

• Due to the efforts to address food security, hunger has decreased in recent years.

• Nearly one in nine people (11%) suffer from hunger worldwide.

• Poverty is the only factor that contributes to hunger.

Estimates of the number of hungry people in the world refer to:

• Protein-energy malnutrition

• Micronutrient malnutrition

• Both protein-energy and micronutrient malnutrition

What is hidden hunger?

• When someone is hungry but goes unnoticed.

• When someone is lacking in micronutrients and goes unnoticed which makes someone more susceptible to irreversible cognitive, physical, or immune system impairment.

• When someone is lacking in macronutrients and goes unnoticed which makes someone more susceptible to irreversible cognitive, physical, or immune system impairment.

Which of the following are micronutrients?

• Folate, Iron, Zinc

• Vitamins A, B, C

• Calcium, Iodine

• Carbs, Fats, Protein

Which of the following are indicators of food consumption

• Meat as a percentage of all calories

• Total daily calorie intake

• Total calorie intake

• Starchy staples as percentage of all calories

• Food consumption per capita

Which of the following are considered staple food?

• Wheat, rice, rye

• Rice, Maize, Pulses

• Pulses, Rice, Barley

• Spinach, Rice, Apple

Is organic food the same as fair trade food?

• Yes

• No

How is organic food made?

• Subsistence farming - grown in small scale (although not always)

• Grown with use of organic fertilisers such as manure and compost

• Need manual weeding and is thus more labour intensive

• Has a larger yield as it is genetically modified

What percentage of worldwide food production is lost or wasted each year?

• 33% -- 1/3 of food produced

• 10% -- 1/10 of food produced

• 50% -- 1/2 of food produced

Food loss and waste has negatively impacted which of the following parts of a sustainable food system?

• Economic

• Economic and environmental

• Economic, environmental and nutritional