Food Security

Developed countries are more at risk of food security issues

• False

• True

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Food security is defined as access by all people at all times to enough nutritionally adequate and safe food.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

List the three pillars to global food security.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is a cause for lack of accessible food in the world?

• Lack of education

• Poverty

• Social inequality

• All of the above

Food security cannot be ensured only by producing more food.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

How is climate change impacting global food supply?

• Changes in the frequency and severity of droughts and floods

• Temperature changes may cause lower crop yields

• Fish and shellfish may have habitats disrupted by increase temperature.

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Homogeneity n the global food supply means ...............

• less biodiversity in crops globally can cause problems in global supply when disease affects crops.

• only wheat is grown

• economics will decline

• poverty

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Water shortages are a threat to food security as _________________

• crop yields will decline with less water availability

• farms may close due to lack of available water in drought regions

• climate change is impacting rainfall patterns

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Price setting in global food markets may lead to food insecurity due to ...................

• less access to food economically to all people.

• climate change

• conflicts in regions

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Nutritional deficiency and malnutrition is a major impact of food insecurity. The majority of people who experience this are...............

• in poverty

• live in HIC's

• immigrants

• wealthy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3