Ch. 18 World Hunger/Malnutrition

Question 1

about ______ people around the world are chronically undernourished

Answer 1

805 million

Question 2

many people in the world are exposed to _____ and ______

Answer 2

undernutrition, starvation

Question 3

many others have experienced a nutrition transition, leading to _____, obesity and disease

Answer 3

overconsumption

Question 4

food shortages may cause ____

Answer 4

famine

Question 5

poverty creates _______

Answer 5

food insecurity

Question 6

most impoverished areas of the world

Answer 6

asia, then africa

Question 7

common nutrient deficiencies

Answer 7

iron, vitamin A, iodine, zinc, selenium, calcium

Question 8

sustainable agriculture is food production methods that prevent damage to the ______ and allow the land to ___________

Answer 8

environment, restore itself so food can be produced indefinitely

Question 9

choosing food grown locally can minimize ____ and _____ due to food transport

Answer 9

energy costs, pollution

Question 10

choosing ______ that are minimally processed and ecologically packaged can minimize environmental impacts

Answer 10

organic foods

Question 11

low food insecurity means that families were able to avoid substantially disrupting their eating patterns or reducing food intake by using ______, participating in ______, or getting _________

Answer 11

coping, federal food assistance programs, emergency food from community food pantries

Question 12

very low food security means that the normal eating patterns of _______ were disrupted and food intake was _____ at times during the year because families had __________

Answer 12

one or more household members, reduced, insufficient money or other resources to use for obtaining food

Question 13

food secure = __%
low food security = __%
very low food security = __%

Answer 13

• 87.7%
• 7.4%
• 4.9%