General Food and Ag
What is the difference between "Hunger" and "Famine"
What is Hunger is a short-term physical discomfort as a result of chronic food shortage while Famine is an absolute lack of food affecting a large population for a long period of time.
Describe the main diet of the Irish, contributing to the famine.
What are potatoes!
What is Mercantilism?
What is the focus on accumulating gold via self-sufficiency, not taking into account production efficiency
What does USAID stand for?
What is United States Agency of International Development
What is a free market?
What is an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses
Systemic problems are one of many factors for global hunger, but describe the subcategories of it (systemic problems)?
What is governmental structure, corruption, poor infrastructure, low incentive to invest, and poor economy (Understand in more detail)!
What is the name of the potato disease that contributed to the famine?
What is blight
What do we call trade and technology that has contributed to making the world more connected and interdependent?
What is Globalization
In how many countries does USAID extend help to?
What is 55
How many acres does it take to feed the average US customer?
What is 1 acre
What is the poverty cycle referring to?
Explain the scenario that led to the Irish Potato Famine
What is total crop losses for consecutive years, relying on potatoes as a single nutrient source, and taxed by the English (Much more detail than this).
What is the United Nations and why did it become successful?
What is an international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and security among nations. It primarily became successful because of the number of countries who joined (League of Nations was missing important players).
Is agriculture usually make up a large amount of the federal budget?
What is no a very small amount usually under 1%.
Why are family farms important?
What is while Walmart, Costco, etc dominate global retail food markets, small local farms still make up the majority of agricultural sales.
What does climate change have to do with this class?
What is arable land and water is being depleted creating a greater challenge for food security.
What are the 3 outcomes of the Irish Potato Famine and are we still seeing some the effects today?
What was the purpose of GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) once it expanded to WTO?
What is enforced rules, settled disputes (lowering trade barriers), established the framework for countries to trade freely, provided trading services and property through agricultural and non-agricultural goods.
What program helps to limit hunger as a weapon of war?
What is the World Food Program
Explain the exemptions of the Corporate Transparency Act
What are companies were exempt if they were large operating companies with more than 20-full time employees, over $5 million in annual revenue, and if they were a publicly traded company.
Explain the Double Burden of Malnutrition
What is the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition within individuals, families or populations.
What were the results of the Laissez-faire Ideology?
What is prevailing economic thought favored minimal government intervention, limited relief efforts as the government were reluctant to disrupt market forces, even in the face of mass starvation, and relief measures, such as public works projects, were insufficient and poorly managed.
What is the concept that countries and individuals should look at when determining productivity and economic benefit?
Comparitive Advantage (some can produce more for cheaper than others)
What is the difference between the World Bank and International Monetary Fund?
What is The World Bank provides financial and technical assistance to the developing countries to reduce poverty (stabilize market growth) while IMF financially supports countries hit by crises while implementing policies to restore economic stability (Lender of last resort).
Who was the Farm Aid Founder?
Who is Willie Nelson!