WorksheetsFood Security 9 Geo Mac
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is land degradation?
A collapse of many of most important marine ecosystems
Clearing forests to access Earth's surface
A high number of species on the land
Decline of the quality of land until it can no longer be used
Catching fish at a higher rate than the fish species can replace themselves is known as (a) ?
Subsistence Agriculture is
Use of technology to improve farming
A traditional form of farming
Used mostly in developed nations
Is the development of sophisticated farming practices
Examples of staples foods are?
McDonalds and KFC
Wheat, Barley and Apples
Rye, Oats, potatoes and yams
Sushi
The world's approximate population today is?
More than 7 Billion
3 Billion
10 Billion
Less than 1 Billion
What percentage of crops occupy the world's available agricultural space?
10%
30%
About 50%
90%
What is the projected population of the world in 2050?
About 9 Billion
8 Billion
10 Billion
15 Billion
FAO projections suggest that cereal demand will increase by how much by 2050?
Almost 10%
Almost 50%
About 15%
100%
Gains in food production are a result of (a) ?
What are two examples of traditional food production?
Irrigation
Modified genetic seeds
Shifting Agriculture and Nomadic Hunting and Gathering.
Agribusiness
The five major and distinct biomes are?
(a)
Staple Foods are
Expensive
Hard to come by in own country
Grown in other countries
Connected to the climate, inexpensive and readily available
The most diverse ecosystem in the world is?
(a)
Deserts can be described as (a) ?
How much of land is arable, per capita, in East and South Asia?
two-thirds
one-sixth
one half
one quarter
