3.01 Food Systems KEY TERMS

A group which tries to influence decisions about political, economic, and social issues.

• Advocacy group

• Assistance program

What is the name of the assistant program that people with low-incomes buy the food they need to stay healthy?

• SNAP

• USDA

• WIC

What is a food desert?

• A plot of land where fruit trees will not grow

• A neighborhood or area where people have limited access to healthy food

• A sandy area where old food is placed to decompose

Where would most likely have Food deserts?

• Lake Wylie, NC

• Brooklyn, NY

What are GMO's?

• foods that have been genetically modified by DNA technology

• foods that are grown organically

• foods that don't offer enough nutrients

What does GMO stand for?

• Good Meal Options

• Genetically Modified Organisms

• General Money Obstructions

Not having access to plenty of safe, nutritious food is known as

• food commodity

• food security

• food insecurity

Global warming is caused by

• GMO's

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Food Systems

Food is considered to be "local" if it is grown within how many miles?

• 200

• 300

• 400

Which program provides assistance and food to pregnant women, infants,and children up to 5 years old that may be at nutritional risk?

• SNAP

• WIC

• Head Start