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Future Food Leader Vocab

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Access: (Food system step) where grocery stores, restaurants, food trucks, farmers' markets, etc. ____ ____ __ _____ ______.

(a)  

2.

Best-by-Dates (which is the incorrect definition?)

a)

 Also known as use-by dates.

b)

Is the last date recommended for use of the product while at peak quality.

c)

It is not a safety date, except for infant formula.

d)

Notes when a product is expired.

3.

 (Food system step) where local buyers cook and or eat food.

(a)  

4.

Commodity

a)

food items that hold significance in a particular culture or subculture.

b)

raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold.

c)

A chemical or natural substance is added to soil or land to increase its fertility.

d)

ex: Coal, oil, and natural gas; burnt as energy for trucks, trains, boats, and planes.

5.

 Food items that hold significance in a particular culture or subculture.

a)

Recipes

b)

Cultural Cuisines

c)

Culturally Relevant Food

d)

Diatetics

6.

(Food system step) where the packaged crops and animals are transported to different access locations.

(a)  

7.

Economic Development: Allocating resources–____, _____, _______, and ________________–in ways that have a positive effect on the well-being and quality of a region, local community, or individual. Creating new healthy food businesses and jobs in small farming and all forms of food entrepreneurship.

(a)  

8.

A chemical or natural substance is added to soil or land to increase its fertility

a)

Growing Season

b)

Growing

c)

Commodity

d)

Fertilizer

9.

____ ______: whether a food retailer is readily available within a mile from a household in the city, or within ten miles from a household in rural areas, the affordability of the food, the availability of healthy food options, etc. concerning transportation and socioeconomic resources of food buyers.

(a)  

10.

Food Desert

a)

being without reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious food.

b)

 an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh, healthy food.

c)

 being without access to enough food to eat.

d)

decrease in quality or quantity of food as a result of decisions or actions in the food supply chain.

11.

Food Infrastructure: _____ and _____ governments and ____________ collaborating to create and network community gardens, urban farms, small farmer support, transportation, storage, and distribution

(a)  

12.

Being without reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious food.

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13.

Food Insufficiency

a)

being without reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious food.

b)

being without access to enough food to eat.

c)

an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh, healthy food.

d)

decrease in quality or quantity of food as a result of decisions or actions in the food supply chain.

14.

Food (a)   : the ability to "[understand] the impact of your food choices on your health, environment, and economy--and understanding that these impacts are not experienced equitably."

15.

____ ______: the interconnected systems and processes that influence nutrition, food, health, community development, and agriculture. From farms to processing, to distributions, to access locations, to consumers, and to waste.

(a)  

16.

Decrease in quality or quantity of food as a result of decisions or actions by retailers, food service providers, and consumers.

a)

Food Waste

b)

Food Insecurity

c)

Food Insufficiency

d)

Food Desert

17.

ex: Coal, oil, and natural gas; burnt as energy for trucks, trains, boats, and planes.

(a)  

18.

Global Warming

a)

decrease in quality or quantity of food as a result of decisions or actions by retailers, food service providers, and consumers.

b)

ex: Coal, oil, and natural gas; burnt as energy for trucks, trains, boats, and planes.

c)

Waste (pollution) from burning fossil fuels, that can cause the earth to get warmer.

d)

When the earth's temperature increases/gets warmer from greenhouse gasses. Transporting food may influence global warming.

19.

Growing Season

a)

Different fruits and vegetables grow best at different times of the year; their best season is called their growing season.

b)

(Food system step) where farms prepare the soil, then plant and tend crops. Livestock is raised and tended. The ripened crops are harvested and stored.

20.

Growing

a)

Different fruits and vegetables grow best at different times of the year; their best season is called their growing season.

b)

(Food system step) where farms prepare the soil, then plant and tend crops. Livestock is raised and tended. The ripened crops are harvested and stored.

21.

_______ ____ ______: healthy, high-quality, culturally relevant, and respectful food is consistently and readily available, accessible, and affordable across all neighborhoods.

(a)  

22.

Foods that are brought from other areas.

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23.

The management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into the built environment (settlements and semi-natural habitats: arable fields, pastures, and managed woods.)

a)

Land Use

b)

Land Management

c)

Agriculture

d)

Rangeland

24.

(Food system step) where crops are separated, cut, chopped, and packaged. Animals are slaughtered, butchered, and packaged.

(a)  

25.

The intentional and continual practice of changing policies, practices, systems, and structures by prioritizing measurable change in the lives of people of color.

a)

Racial Equity

b)

Racial Equity and Inclusion

c)

Inclusion

d)

Diversity

26.

Rules or directives made and maintained by an authority. Laws, ordinances, etc.

(a)  

27.

____-__ ____: product label telling a store how long to display a product; it is not a safety date.

(a)  

28.

Which of these are Specialty Crop categories?

a)

fruits and vegetables

b)

tree nuts, dried fruits

c)

horticulture & floriculture

d)

corn and soy

29.

(Food system step) where crops are bagged or boxed to be put on trucks or in vans. Animals are put into trailers.

(a)  

30.

(Food system step) where scraps and uneaten food go into the waste bin and compost.

a)

Food Loss

b)

Food Waste

c)

Waste

d)

Crop Failure