Environmental Science - Chapter 9 Exam

What causes food insecurity?

• Poverty, conflict, climate change, and lack of access to resources
• Overabundance of resources
• Peace and stability
• Wealth and prosperity

What is food insecurity?

• Not having enough space to store food
• Only being able to afford unhealthy food
• It refers to the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.

• Having an abundance of food at all times

Scientists project that by 2050, we will need to feed how many people?

• 5 billion
• 15 billion
• 8 billion
• 10 billion

Three out ten people survive on how much money per day?

• 3 dollars

• 100 dollars
• 10 dollars
• 50 cents

Three systems that supply most of the world's food are?

• Croplands, rangelands, and fish and shellfish production

• Education, healthcare, and technology
• Transportation, communication, and energy production
• Mining, manufacturing, and construction

How do food deserts impact the health of Americans?

• Food deserts lead to an increase in access to fresh and healthy food options
• Food deserts improve dietary choices and have positive health outcomes
• Food deserts have no impact on the health of Americans
• Food deserts limit access to fresh and healthy food options, leading to poor dietary choices and negative health outcomes.

What are three types of land-based agriculture?

• Horticulture, hydroponics, silviculture
• Industrialized farming, traditional farming, organic farming

• Dairy farming, aquaculture, apiculture
• Fish farming, poultry farming, beekeeping

What are GMOs?

• Giant Mutated Organisms
• General Modified Organisms
• Greenhouse Modified Organisms
• Genetically modified organisms

The process that describes increasing crop yields through industrialized agriculture is what?

• monoculture

• polyculture

• aquaculture

• Green revolution

Growing several different crops on the same plot simultaneously with the use of solar energy and natural fertilizers is called?

• Hydroponics
• Monoculture
• Aquaponics
• Polyculture