Lesson 13: Factors affecting Food Security

Question 1

What is food security?

Answer 1

• Food security = having enough food to feed the population.

Question 2

Give 6 biological factors affecting food security.

Answer 2

1.) Increasing birth-rate.
2.) Changing diets in developing countries.
3.) New pests/ pathogens that affect farming.
4.) Environmental changes (that affect food production.)
5.) The cost of agricultural inputs.
6.) Conflict

Question 3

Why has changing diets in developing countries affected food security around the world?

Answer 3

• Means scarce food resources are transported around the world.

Question 4

Give an example of an environmental change that would affect food production.

Answer 4

1.) Widespread famine occurring in some countries if rains fail.

Question 5

How does “conflict around the world” affect food security?

Answer 5

• Conflicts affect the availability of water and food.