Cultural Issues and How Food Is Distributed

Question 1

Did we really beat famine?

Answer 1

• Limited by subsistence, ECC, and technology of individual countries.
• Overuse of Natural Resources (Ecosystem Integrity)
• Loss of biodiversity and habitat destruction
• Surpassing Earth’s Carrying Capacity
• Global Food Supply near breaking point
• > 90% of pop. in developing countries
• unequal power of subsistence and population growth potential

Question 2

A Country’s Ability To Feed Itself Depends on Three Factors:

Answer 2

Arable land, accessible water, and population pressures

Question 3

Agriculture the biggest water user

Answer 3

Accounts for ca. 70% of all water withdrawals
Water key for increasing food production
Irrigation

Question 4

New Green Revolution

Answer 4

Crop enhancement, gene technology
New crops
Basic Practices
Same Crops
Promising New Crops
Expand Agricultural --> Environmental Costs
New Crop Lines
New Agricu. practices

Question 5

Major Cereals

Answer 5

Wheat, Corn, and Rice

Question 6

Origin Of Wheat

Answer 6

Three Ancestor Species, undergone meiosis and make haploid gametes come together to form a new individual
Natural events = no human interaction
Two naturally hybridization events –> sterile hybrids –> polyploidy (chromsome doubling) –> restore fertility