Food Security 9 Geo Mac

What is land degradation?

• A collapse of many of most important marine ecosystems

• Clearing forests to access Earth's surface

• A high number of species on the land

• Decline of the quality of land until it can no longer be used

Catching fish at a higher rate than the fish species can replace themselves is known as ______________?

Subsistence Agriculture is

• Use of technology to improve farming

• A traditional form of farming

• Used mostly in developed nations

• Is the development of sophisticated farming practices

Examples of staples foods are?

• McDonalds and KFC

• Wheat, Barley and Apples

• Rye, Oats, potatoes and yams

• Sushi

The world's approximate population today is?

• More than 7 Billion

• 3 Billion

• 10 Billion

• Less than 1 Billion

What percentage of crops occupy the world's available agricultural space?

• 10%

• 30%

• About 50%

• 90%

What is the projected population of the world in 2050?

• About 9 Billion

• 8 Billion

• 10 Billion

• 15 Billion

FAO projections suggest that cereal demand will increase by how much by 2050?

• Almost 10%

• Almost 50%

• About 15%

• 100%

Gains in food production are a result of __________________?

What are two examples of traditional food production?

• Irrigation

• Modified genetic seeds

• Shifting Agriculture and Nomadic Hunting and Gathering.

• Agribusiness