Env Sci Ch. 9 exam review

What is Food Security?

• When you are comfortable with the taste of your food

• When your food makes you feel safe

• When you eat enough food to make you full

• When you have access to enough safe, nutritious foods

Which of the following are obstacle that hurt/decrease food security?

(Multiple select)

• War

• Community supported agriculture

• Climate change

• Government corruption

Select all the correct reasons why most of the food we grow is NOT available for humans to eat. (Multiple select; 2 Correct Choices)

• 33% of the food is used to produce expensive meat

• 10% is given to people from developing countries

• 33% is wasted

• 15% of the food is stolen

What is a food desert?

• An area where there is no nearby food access

• An area that is too hot to eat

• food that is grown in areas with dry climates

• farms that are resistant to droughts

Is it possible to over-eat and still be malnourished?

• Yes

• No

How do government subsidies help to increase food security?

• It allows for food to stay cheap while rewarding farmers

• They pay for food to give to many people

• It increases the nutrition in food

• It makes sure that food doesn't go rotten and get wasted

Which of the following food systems provides most of the worlds food?

• Agriculture

• Meat production

• Fishing/ aquaculture

• They are all equal

What are the 3 main crops that feed the majority of people on Earth?

(Multiple Select)

• Rice

• Potatoes

• Wheat

• Corn

• Plantains

Why does relying on a small number of different crops make us vulnerable?

• It is harder to feed many people

• If one gets depleted, we will lose a big source of food

• Without more variety of crops we will become malnourished

• Our bodies get used to them and stop absorbing nutrients

Which of the following are technological advancement that helped increase food production during the Green Revolution?

(Multiple Select; 3 Correct Choices)

• Higher quality simple farming tools

• Improved irrigation

• Tractors

• Manufactured inorganic fertilizers/pesticides