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Food, Soil & Water Resources

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the official definition of food security?
a)
When people choose to purchase and consume foods leading to an unbalanced diet.
b)
When global catastrophes strike causing massive changes in supply and demand markets
c)
When people have availability and adequate access at all times to safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life
d)
The state of being very wealthy in order to buy a range of foods
2.

Industrialized agriculture is best described as

a)

a low input, low yield system

b)

a high-input, high yield system

c)

an organic system

3.

Which of the following are factors that impact Global Food Security?

a)

Poverty

b)

Population Growth

c)

Conflict

d)

Climate

4.

GM stands for:

a)

Genetically Modified

b)

Genetical Malfunction

c)

Gene Modification

5.

Food deserts means

a)

no access to fresh water

b)

no access to fresh foods

c)

no access to water and food

6.
GMO stands for
a)
genetically made organism
b)
genetically modified organism
c)
gene manipulated organism
d)
Genetic mutant organism
7.
Which does NOT lead to soil degradation?
a)
Deforestation 
b)
Over Grazing 
c)
Sustainable Agriculture 
d)
Development 
8.
Which horizon is made up of organic leaf litter? 
a)
A Horizon
b)
R Horizon
c)
B Horizon
d)
O Horizon
9.

Soil that is not covered with plants can be easily ________ by wind and water

a)

eroded

b)

conserved

c)

examined

d)

mixed

10.

Who applies chemical fertilizers to the soil to grow crops?

a)

Conventional Farmer

b)

Organic Farmer

11.

Organic crops can have "natural"pesticides apply to them and still be certified as organic?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?
a)
topsoil
b)
undersoil
c)
subsoil
d)
bedrock
13.
Which layer of soil is on the top?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
dirt
14.
What layer of soil is in the middle?
a)
topsoil
b)
bedrock
c)
minerals
d)
subsoil
15.
Which horizon is made up of organic leaf litter? 
a)
A Horizon
b)
R Horizon
c)
B Horizon
d)
O Horizon
16.

Over 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. So why is water considered such a precious resource?

a)

The greenhouse effect is causing most of the world's freshwater to be trapped in the atmosphere

b)

Only a small fraction of the Earth's water is freshwater available for drinking and irrigation

c)

Each year, more freshwater is being trapped in icecaps located at the North and South Poles

d)

Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause Earth's oceans to evaporate

17.

Only about 3% of Earth's water is fresh water. Of this 3% most of it cannot be used by humans because it has been captured by _________.

a)

lakes

b)

the atmosphere

c)

glaciers and ice caps

d)

the oceans

18.

The majority of water used worldwide is for...

a)

Domestic use

b)

Industry use

c)

Agricultural use

19.

Land used to graze livestock and wildlife

a)

rangeland

b)

forest land

c)

farmland

d)

urban land

20.

land used to grow plants for food and fiber

a)

rangeland

b)

forest land

c)

cropland

d)

urban land

21.
People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...
a)
Ruralization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Colonization
d)
None of these
22.

What are the three most eaten crops worldwide

a)

Grapes, oats, barley

b)

Corn, rice, wheat

c)

Beans, cattle, cocoa

d)

Rye, goat, pig

23.

What is monoculture

a)

A farm with one crop

b)

A farm with multiple crops

c)

One crop being used in a culture

d)

Multiple cultures using one crop

24.

Which layer in the diagram contains the most organic material?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

R

25.

A large-scale farming operation that practices monoculture is which of the following?

a)

Community farming

b)

Traditional farming

c)

Organic farming

d)

Industrial farming

26.

This type of agriculture relies on human and animal labor.

a)

Industrial agriculture

b)

Traditional agriculture

c)

Organic agriculture

d)

Community agriculture

27.

In organic agriculture even natural fertilizers cannot be used.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Traditional agriculture mainly takes place in

a)

less-developed countries

b)

more-developed countries

29.

Products labeled “organic” must contain at least

a)

100% organic material

b)

95% organic material

c)

75% organic material

d)

50% organic material

30.

•The food label “natural” is not associated with any certification.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which of the following is not a benefit of GMOs

a)

Increases pest resistance

b)

Decreases biodiversity

c)

Increases drought resistance

d)

Reduces cost of manufacturing

32.
Deficiencies in key proteins or carbohydrates is scientifically referred to as
a)
undernutrition
b)
overnutrition
c)
malnutrition
d)
hypernutrition
33.
The root cause of most food insecurity is
a)
poverty
b)
pollution
c)
lack of knowledge
d)
climate
34.
The agricultural practice of growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species at one time. 
a)
Uniculture
b)
Biculture
c)
Monoculture
d)
low input farming
35.

One animal food product that uses the most land, water and produces the most greenhouse gas is

a)

beef

b)

pork

c)

chicken

d)

eggs

36.
What was NOT a result of the Green Revolution?
a)
Research into GMOs
b)
Increased crop yields
c)
reduced costs for many foods
d)
less dependence on fertilizers and pesticides