Famine41 Flashcards

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Famine is usually associated with natural causes, such as insect plagues, droughts, earthquakes, poor weather, cyclones, early forests, lack of rainfall
Due to civil war, governmental inefficiency
Unfair distribution of resources

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Inadequate food production
Low agricultural productivity
Failure of harvest due to climate conditions
Lack of water resources and infertile soil lead to deforestation and ultimately results in famine.

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2
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Food shortage

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Scarcity of food

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3
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The failure of agricultural products

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Crop failure

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4
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Severe shortage of food

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5
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An unpleasant situation

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Adversity

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6
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Sufficient amount of food

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Food security

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7
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Having only the basic essentials

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Hand-to mouth existence

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8
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Hunger

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Starvation

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9
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Exterem poverty

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Indigence

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10
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A lack of necessities of life and basic things

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Privation, deprivation

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11
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Undernourished

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Malnourished

Malnourition: a poor health condition caused by a lack of food.

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12
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Lack of hygienic conditions

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Poor sanitation

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