Food Security and Global Water Usage Quiz

What was the main definition of food security as defined by the World Food Summit of 1996?

• Access to clean drinking water

• All people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food

• Reduction of food prices

• Increase in agricultural production

According to the text, what percentage of the global water usage is used by agriculture?

• About 50%

• About 70%

• About 30%

• About 90%

By 2030, what is the expected increase in the global population according to the text?

• From 7 billion to 8.3 billion

• From 6 billion to 7.5 billion

• From 7 billion to 9 billion

• From 7.5 billion to 8.5 billion

What impact did the surge in food prices have according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)?

• It reduced global water usage

• It increased the number of undernourished people by 44 million

• It decreased the global population

• It improved food distribution efficiency

What is the relationship between food and water?

• Both crops and livestock require it

• none

• we need more water than food

What problems threaten food security?

• Contaminated food

• There is no issue to be threaten

• food scarcity and rising prices

How does the United Nations seek to ensure the best use of available water?

• By having General Assembly declare access to clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right

• By seeking “major changes in policy and management across the entire agricultural chain.”

• To make every country in the world reduce water consumption