Year 9 Food Security 9B

What is food security a measure of?

• The speed of food delivery services

• The ability to cook different cuisines

• The availability of food required to support people of a specified area

• The number of supermarkets in a country

What is one of the factors that reduce food security?

• Decrease in armed conflicts

• Decrease in human population

• New pests and pathogens that attack crops and farm animals

• Reduction in the cost of farming

What did the United Nations estimate the number of people dying from hunger each year to be?

• Over a hundred million

• Around nine million

• About one million

• Nearly fifty million

What caused riots in over thirty countries in 2008?

• The increase in the prices of many foods

• The announcement of new environmental policies

• The decrease in the prices of electronics

• A global decrease in internet access

Which organization produces an annual report called 'The state of food insecurity in the world'?

• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

• World Health Organization (WHO)

Which factor is most likely to lead to an increase in food prices globally?

• Improved transportation networks

• Higher demand for biofuels

• Decrease in global population

• Advancements in agricultural technology

How does climate change primarily affect food security?

• By increasing the nutritional value of crops

• By reducing the amount of land available for farming

• By making transportation of food more efficient

• By increasing the global human population

What role does international trade play in food security?

• It decreases the variety of food available in local markets

• It increases dependency on locally produced food

• It can help stabilize food prices and supply in food-scarce regions

• It has no significant impact on food security

What percentage of people were undernourished in Sub-Saharan Africa in the period 2014-2016?

• 33?

• 23.2%

• 27%

• 19.8%

Which region achieved the greatest reduction in the percentage of people who were undernourished between 1990-1992 and 2014-2016?

• Oceania

• Eastern Asia

• South Eastern Asia

• Western Asia