Terms and Definitions
What is the term for not having enough food to eat on a regular basis?
Food insecurity
Only homeless and jobless people need emergency food.
False
These early human communities primarily relied on killing wild animals, fishing, and collecting wild plants, fruits, nuts, and roots to obtain food.
Hunter and gatherers
What is the primary cause of food insecurity in developed countries?
Poverty
What is an extended period of time usually impacting at least one planting season when a region has below normal rainfall or snow that results in a widespread shortage of water?
Drought
Food insecurity can result from factors such as natural disasters, conflict, and economic downturns.
True
The overuse of this natural resource can degrade soil and reduce long-term food production.
water
This continent has the highest proportion of undernourished people in the world.
Africa
This is the most extreme form of hunger and is synonymous with starvation.
Famine
In school, children from food insecure households perform just as well as children who have enough nutrition daily.
False
This are health risks associated with food insecurity:
________ , ___________
________ , ___________
obesity,
heart conditions,
some types of diabetes,
depression
What year do all countries aim to end hunger by?
2030
a condition resulting when a person’s diet does not provide adequate nutrients for growth and maintenance
Malnutrition
Food waste has no connection to food insecurity.
False
________________ occurs when all people are able to access enough safe and nutritious food to meet their requirements for a healthy life, in ways the planet can sustain into the future.
Global food security
What climate change event can contribute to food spoilage and contamination?
increasing temperatures
___________ defined as urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food
Food desert
Genetically modified crops are never used to address food insecurity.
False
Food security is built on four pillars: food _________; food access; food use; and food stability. When one of these pillars is unstable or non-existent, people can live in a state of food insecurity.
Availability
This is the first Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations.
No poverty