Vocabulary 3.0

What is the definition of advocacy as mentioned in the learning material?

• A federally funded program designed to meet various needs of young children

• An activity by an individual or group which aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social systems

• A complex and interconnected processes involved in keeping people fed

• Building relationships with customers to promote food products

What are food deserts?

• Areas with limited access to healthy food

• A mile over which a food item is transported from producer to consumer

• Genetically modified organisms

• Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

What is the purpose of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)?

• To provide USDA Foods to income eligible households living on Indian reservations

• To promote food products through advertising and paying grocery stores

• To provide consistent access to safe, nutritious food for an active, healthy life

• To trap heat in the atmosphere, especially carbon dioxide and methane

What does the term 'food miles' refer to?

• The distance food is grown and transported within the same state

• The number of miles a person has to travel to access healthy food

• A mile over which a food item is transported from producer to consumer, as a unit of measurement of the fuel used to do this

• The process of genetically modifying organisms

What is food security?

• Access to enough safe, nutritious food for an active, healthy life without resorting to emergency food programs, scavenging, or stealing

• A program that provides food to American Indian households

• The process of building relationships with customers to promote food products

• A measure of the distance food travels from production to consumption

What are GMOs?

• Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

• Genetically modified organisms where the DNA has been modified by technology

• Foods transported less than 400 miles

• A federal program for school lunches

What are greenhouse gas emissions?

• Foods that have been genetically modified

• A federal program to feed children in schools

• Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, especially carbon dioxide and methane

• The distance food travels from the producer to the consumer

What is the goal of food marketing?

• To provide consistent access to safe, nutritious food

• To build relationships with customers, raise brand awareness, and promote food products

• To modify the DNA of organisms through technology

• To define the distance over which food items are transported

What is the National School Lunch Program?

• A program that provides food to American Indian households

• A measure of the fuel used to transport food from producer to consumer

• A federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions

• A program designed to meet the needs of young children and their families

What does USDA organic certification recognize in farms and processors?

• Only the use of approved materials

• Recognition for preserving natural resources, supporting animal health and welfare, use of approved materials, and annual onsite inspections

• Providing financial assistance to low-income families

• Supporting only animal health and welfare