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WorksheetsWhy do food consumption vary between DCs and LDCs?
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is a reason why food consumption vary between DCs and LDCs?
Economic
Social
Political
All of the above
Disposable income refers to amount of income left to an individual after taxes have been paid.
True or False?
True
False
Which of the following best describe how disposable income affects food consumption pattern?
The higher the disposable income, the lower spending power on food.
The higher the disposable income, the higher spending power on food.
The higher the disposable income, the higher the percentage of income spend on food.
Which of the following is an example of a country where food consumption pattern changes with increase in income level?
China
Malaysia
Taiwan
Australia
Which of the following does not cause price of food to increase?
Crop failure due to natural disasters
Lack of arable land for agriculture
Speculation by investors leading to an artificial increase in demand for food
Improvement in technology to improve crop yield
Generally, increase in food prices will affect people in LDCs more than people in DCs.
True or False?
True
False
Which of the following led to the global food crisis from 2006 to 2008?
Droughts in grain-producing nations
Increase in oil price
Increase in transport and processing cost
All of the above
Which of the following is not an impact of the global food crisis?
Political unrest
Economic instability
Terrorism
Social unrest
Which of the following best explain how fast food changes food consumption pattern?
Fast food is more convenient and easily available compared to eating traditional meals.
It is trendy to eat fast food among young people and hence they prefer it over traditional food.
Fast food is more convenient, easily available and more trendy compared to eating traditional meals.
Fast food is cheaper and healthier
Why are people in DCs moving away from eating fast food?
It is expensive
It is not delicious
It is unhealthy
It is not convenient to buy fast food
Why do people in DCs prefer eating organic food?
It is cheaper
It is trendy
It is expensive
For health reasons
Due to globalisation and migration, diets in DCs tend to increase in variety and gradually incorporate a mixture of foods from other regions and countries.
True or False?
True
False
Which of the following is an example of a country that has changed its food preference due to globalisation?
South Korea
China
Taiwan
Philippines
A country has a stable food supply when safe and nutritious food is available to all people at all times.
True or False?
True
False
Which of the following country experience a civil war in 2011 which affected the supply of food in that country?
China
USA
Cambodia
Libya
Which of the following does not account for why food supply in DCs is generally more stable than LDCs?
DCs have greater access to technology in food production
DCs can increase food imports more easily than LDCs
LDCs cannot deal with fluctuations in food prices, hence importation of food can be problematic
DCs have more arable land to grow food
How many percent of Singapore's food supply is imported?
70
80
90
100
Food safety refers to a system that provides guidelines and ensures proper handling, preparation and storage of food that prevents food-borne diseases and removing those food from the shelves.
True or False?
True
False
Which of the following events affected Singapore's import of seafood in 2011?
Tohoku earthquake causing meltdown of nulear plants
Acheh tsunami
Oil leak from oil tanker which collide with another ship near Singapore
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is also known as...
Wuhan virus
Bird lu
Mad cow disease
Swine fever
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