Pop Quiz on FOOD & WATER

How much of the food that is produced, globally, is actually consumed?

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

Women make up a little over half of the world’s population, but they account for what percent of the world’s hungry?

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

What is the principle argument that authors such as Eric Schlosser ‘Fast Food Nation’ (2001) and Robert Kenner, ‘Food Inc.’ (2006) make about the effects of the global food industry / mass food production?

What is ‘Agro-imperialism’ and why should we be concerned?

Which of the following has most influenced the course of Hong Kong’s history?

• HK has no commercial source of energy

• HK has no commercially valuable natural minerals

• HK has a very limited water supply

• HK has been unable to grow enough food to feed the population

What is the biggest threat to HK’s water supply?

• Falling rainfall levels in HK

• Housing development in the HK Country Park areas

• Agricultural intensification within the DongJiang River watershed

• Urban settlement in within the DongJiang River watershed

What could we do personally, to reduce our water consumption significantly?