Chapter 12

Question 1

Food insecurity

Answer 1

living with chronic hunger and poor nutrition, which threatens their ability to
lead healthy and productive lives

Question 2

Chronic undernutrition

Answer 2

People who cannot grow or buy enough food to meet their basic energy needs suffer

Question 3

Chronic malnutrition

Answer 3

deficiencies

of protein and other key nutrients.

Question 4

Famine

Answer 4

Perhaps the worst form of food shortage is famine, which occurs when there is a severe shortage of food in an area and which can result in mass starvation, many deaths, economic chaos, and social disruption.

Question 5

Food security

Answer 5

all or most of
the people in the country have daily access to enough
nutritious food to live active and healthy lives.

Question 6

Famine

Answer 6

Perhaps the worst form of food shortage is famine,
which occurs when there is a severe shortage of food in
an area and which can result in mass starvation, many
deaths, economic chaos, and social disruption.