Group 16 - Day 01

Question 1

croplands

Answer 1

land where food is grown for food

Question 2

drought

Answer 2

period with no rain

Question 3

deficit

Answer 3

an amount of money that is missing or lacking

Question 4

scarcity

Answer 4

a shortage or short supply of something

Question 5

derive

Answer 5

to obtain something from something else

Question 6

staple

Answer 6

a food or product that people use on a regular basis

Question 7

dire

Answer 7

extremely serious or bad

Question 8

arable

Answer 8

land that is suitable for growing crops

Question 9

livelihood

Answer 9

your way of securing the things you need to live (e.g. your job)

Question 10

constraint

Answer 10

restriction

Question 11

malnourished

Answer 11

not having enough food to maintain good health

Question 12

erratic

Answer 12

not following a regular patter; unpredictable

Question 13

surplus

Answer 13

an excess in the production or supply of something

Question 14

irrigation

Answer 14

system for bringing water to the land so that plants can grow

Question 15

yield

Answer 15

the amount of money or of a product that results from an activity or investment

Question 16

food shortage

Answer 16

lack of food

Question 17

food production

Answer 17

the growing of food plants or animals, or the manufacturing of food

Question 18

food supply

Answer 18

the provision of food

Question 19

food trade

Answer 19

the buying and selling of food

Question 20

food crisis

Answer 20

situation of difficulty relating to food

Question 21

food import

Answer 21

food that is supplied from a different country

Question 22

food insecurity

Answer 22

vulnerability to problems with the food supply

Question 23

on the rise

Answer 23

increasing

Question 24

at the mercy of

Answer 24

vulnerable to

Question 25

vegetarian diet

Answer 25

a meat-free diet

Question 26

catastrophic shortages

Answer 26

serious problems associated with the supply of a product

Question 27

current trends

Answer 27

current tendencies

Question 28

devastating impact

Answer 28

a highly desctructive impact

Question 29

civil unrest

Answer 29

public disturbances

Question 30

eliminating waste

Answer 30

eliminating the amount of material that is discarded

Question 31

increasing trade

Answer 31

increasing commerce

Question 32

water shortages

Answer 32

problems with the supply of water

Question 33

household revenues

Answer 33

all of the money earned by one family

Question 34

monsoon

Answer 34

a rainy season

Question 35

cassava

Answer 35

a root vegetable that is eaten as a popular accompaniment to beans and rice

Question 36

manioc

Answer 36

a root vegetable that is eaten as a popular accompaniment to beans and rice