Year 9 Food Security

Food security is best describe as?

• More than 50% of the population having access to food

• 100% of the population having access to food 50% of the time

• All people at all times having access to food

• food that is stored securely

People living in different parts of the world experience the same level of food security.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a place with high food security?

• North America

• Western Europe

• Australia

• Africa

Fast population growth can ______ the amount of food available.

• increase

• decrease

• stabilise

• reduce

Poverty and food security are not linked.

• False.

• True

Other factors that can affect food security are _______ and _______.

• natural disasters

• war and conflict

• vegetarianism

• people being fussy

War can affect food secutiy because it

• affects the way land is used

• disrupts supply lines

• affects the types of food produced

• causes people to lose their appetites

Global distribution of food security is ________.

• static

• always changing

According to the map the continent with the least food security is?

• Africa

• North America

• Australia

• Asia

Which of the following is not a risk to food security?

• Competition for land

• Armed conflict

• Climate change

• Precision farming