WorksheetsFood Security in Malawi
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 2mins
__________ means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
Food delivery
Food insecurity
Food security
Food scarcity
The main 'staple' crop of Malawians' diet is grain very much like corn. Another word for it it:
Maize
Wheat
Barely
Beans
In Malawi, a way to enlarge the area of land under cultivation (for agriculture) is through
urbanization
deforestation
standardization
A problem with deforestation is that it changes the climate and ecosystem. Rains become less common and the land becomes subject to:
drought
snow fall
Another problem with deforestation is that there are less tree roots to hold the soil together and absorb the water. When it does rain, these can be common problems:
erosion and floods
bountiful crops
new trees will grown on farm land
A factor that made the food security situation in Malawi worse for small farmers was
government friendliness to big business lowered profits for small farmers
government supported small farmers land ignored big business
A problem that made the Kamkwambas even poorer (and less able to feed themselves) was that
William had bad luck hunting
the dog ate too much food
the daughter Annie ran away with a teacher, depriving the family of dowry money
The government agency in charge of distributing maize in famine relief is called
SADMARC
ADMARC
BADMARC
A problem William experiences in waiting in line for his maize ration is:
government corruption
government eruption
government seduction
government adoption
The opposite of 'food security' is best described as:
food insecurity
food problems
bad luck
A Big Mac
Last question: Plants take nutrients from the soil in order to grow. For soils to be 'healthy', farmers need to add (often expensive chemical) ________ so the next year's crops can grow.
fertilizers
KFC
coca-cola
