Food Security Quiz

What is the term for a situation where people face a complete lack of access to food and experience mass starvation, death, and destitution?

• Food Desert

• Food Insecurity

• Famine

• Malnutrition

What is defined as urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food?

• Food Insecurity

• Food Desert

• Famine

• Hunger

What term describes a situation where people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development?

• Famine

• Food Desert

• Food Insecurity

• Starvation

What is the definition of food security?

• The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quality of affordable, nutritious food.

• The increase in crop production using fertilizers and pesticides.

• A condition resulting from inadequate nutrient intake.

• An uncomfortable feeling caused by the need for food.

What was the Green Revolution?

• A movement to reduce food waste globally.

• A large increase in crop production in developing countries using fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.

• A campaign to promote organic farming.

• A policy to improve food distribution networks.

What is hunger?

• A condition resulting from eating too much food.

• An uncomfortable feeling in your stomach caused by the need for food.

• A state of having access to nutritious food.

• A method of preserving food for long periods.

What is malnutrition?

• A diet that includes too many carbohydrates.

• A condition resulting when a person’s diet does not provide adequate nutrients for growth and maintenance.

• A temporary feeling of fullness after eating.

• A method of increasing food production.

What were the Millennium Development Goals endorsed by the United Nations in September 2000 aimed at achieving?

• Building a safer, more prosperous, and equitable world by 2015

• Ending world hunger by 2020

• Reducing global warming by 2030

• Increasing global literacy rates by 2025

How many goals are included in the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September 2015?

• 8

• 10

• 17

• 20

What does undernourishment refer to?

• Eating too much food

• Not getting enough food or variety of healthy food

• Consuming only junk food

• Eating only once a day