Food Insecurity

Otherwise known as a charity or civil society group, these organisations often work towards increasing food security e.g. the Red cross or Oxfam

• Non-governmental organisation

• Multi-governmental organisation

• Governmental organisation

• International organisation

Food shortages caused by natural factors e.g. local difficulties in supply, perhaps the result of drought or floods (two extremes of water availability).

• Economic causes (FED)

• Physical cause (FAD)

Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.

• Food insecurity

• Famine

• Drought

• Malnutrition

Chose 2 consequences of food Insecurity

• You will get super powers

• You will jump forever

• SERIOUS health problems

• You will turn into Hulk and smash everything you see.

• Financial crisis

Which of the following are factors that impact Global Food Security?

• Poverty

• Population Growth

• Conflict

• Climate

Which definition most accurately defines Food Security?

• When all people, at all times, have access to a sufficient quantity of any foods available from the supermarket

• When all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy lifestyle

• When all people, at all times, have access to a variety of fast food chains and have money to purchase as much food from them as possible at any one time.

Food in the world is evenly distributed?

• True

• False

'Can people afford food' relates to

• Food availability

• Food accessibility

• Food safety

• Food reliability

Nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 are due to:

• Being left in cars alone

• Eating unhealthy foods

• Incorrect cooking methods

• Undernourishment

Fast population growth can ______ the amount of food available.

• increase

• decrease

• stabilise

• reduce