Food security

Question 1

Cacao & Rice

Answer 1

Cacao:
Made 5,300 years ago, in equatorial South America
It requires high rainfall and temperatures to grow

Rice:
Rice is grown in Asia mainly in countries such as China and India and is consumed by mostly Asia.

Question 2

Food Aid

Answer 2

Food aid food money goods and services given by wealthier more developed nations to less developed nations.

Question 3

Food security

Answer 3

The measure of an individual’s ability to access food that is nutritious and sufficient in quantity.

Question 4

Crop

Answer 4

Plant that is harvested

Question 5

Yield

Answer 5

An amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product per measurement

Question 6

Harvesting

Answer 6

The process of gathering crops

Question 7

How does the demand for goods affect the prices and wages

Answer 7

Prices decrease, wages increase when demand is high-vice versa

Question 8

How does climate change affect food

Answer 8

• disrupt food availability
• reduce access to food
• effect food quality
• affects biomes where food is grown due to fires, flood etc.

Question 9

Green revolution

Answer 9

The introduction of High Yielding Varieties of seeds and the increased use of chemical fertilisers and irrigation