Int. Studies Chapter 15

A “Global Consumer” _____

• buys and eats food from all over the world

• uses advanced technologies and sells on global markets

• works with a flexible workforce and a globally diverse supply chain

A “Modern Farmer” ____

• work with a flexible workforce and a globally diverse supply chain

• buys and eats food from all over the world

• uses advanced technologies and sells on global markets

A “Modern Company” has ___

• advanced technologies and sells on global markets

• a flexible workforce and a globally diverse supply chain

• people who buy and eat food from all over the world

Food Aid

• foreign aid where country A gives food to country B

• When country B only accepts food from country A

• When country A donates only food to country B

• type of foreign aid in which country A donates food/goods to country B

Malthusian Thinking

• Too many people + not enough food = competition for resources

• Too many people + not enough food = starvation, famine, competition for resources

• Too little people + not enough food = starvation, famine, competition for resources

• Too many people + too much food = starvation, famine, competition for resources

What are the factors that make food instability notable in our world?

• Variety/Origins of food, Distance traveled, and the role of Multinational Corporations

• Distance traveled, Role of Multinational Corporations, and Liberal Market-Based Approaches

• Variety/Origins of food, Distance traveled, Role of Multinational Corporations, and Liberal Market-Based Approaches

• Variety/Origins of food, Distance traveled, Role of Corporations, and Liberal Market-Based Approaches

Famine definition

• severe and prolonged hunger over a large area, leading to large numbers of deaths as a result of starvation or hunger related diseases

• severe and prolonged hunger leading to large numbers of deaths as a result of starvation or hunger related diseases

• severe and prolonged hunger over a large area, leading to large numbers of deaths as a result of hunger related diseases

• severe and prolonged hunger over a large or small area, leading to large numbers of deaths as a result of starvation or hunger related diseases

Acute Food Insecurity definition

• when a person's inability to consume food puts their lives or livelihoods in danger

• when a person's inability to consume adequate food puts their livelihoods in immediate danger

• when a person's inability to consume adequate food puts their lives or livelihoods in immediate danger

• when a person or person's inability to consume adequate food puts their lives in danger

Food-versus-fuel-debate definition

• debate on the economic, environmental, and human welfare consequences of using food for purposes other than human consumption

• debate of the economic and human welfare consequences of using food for purposes other than human consumption

• debate on the economic and environmental consequences of using food for purposes other than human consumption

• debate on the economic, environmental, and human welfare consequences of using food for human consumption

Land-grab definition

• taking land from an owner or traditional occupant with little or no compensation

• taking land from an owner with unfair or no compensation

• taking land from an owner or traditional occupant with no compensation

• taking land from an owner or traditional occupant with unfair or no compensation