Examples in History
During the Great Famine of 1315-1322 in Europe, it wasn't only humans getting sick; these caught diseases too.
What are Livestock?
Many people living in ____ can't afford or access nutritious food, leading them to be malnourished
What is poverty?
Malnutrition mainly affects this age group becuase they are not receiving the nutrients they need to grow properly.
What are Children?
Many organizations provide resources and food assistance with this age group (the same age group that is impacted most by malnutrition) to help combat malnutrition.
What are Children?
During the North Korean famine, food shortages were widespread due to a ___ collapse.
What is Economic?
These type of weather events, like floods, drought, and tropical storms, can wipe out crops and create famine in many areas.
What are natural disasters?
Famine can lead to high ___ rates as people have higher chances of catching diseases from having weakened immune systems.
What is Death/Mortality?
By encouraging this kind of equality, areas are able to increase food production and reduce poverty due to the mass amount of female farmers.
What is Gender Equality?
During the Chalisa famine in India, over 11 million died due to crop failure, which was caused by extreme ___ and heat
What is Drought?
This causes famine by creating a mass displacement of people, creating food blockades, and destroying ways for citizens to reach markets.
What is war/conflict?
Many areas with famine see a ___ decline as farmers are no longer able to sell crops for profit.
What is Economic?
This kind of assistance allows households that couldn't normally afford food during a famine to be able to purchase goods.
What is Financial/Money?
In 2022, over 2.5 billion adults were classified as this, a severe contrast to the 783 million that struggle from undernourishment.
What is Overweight/Obese?
This type of malnutrition comes when people eat plenty of calories, but not enough nutrients and protein to keep their body running healthily.
What is obesity/overnutrition?
Due to a decline in concentration, brain development, and poor memory, many children with malnutrition issues struggle to do this.
What is Learn?
In order to prevent these from spreading, clean water and hygiene kits are being supplied to areas that experience malnutrition commonly but lack sanitation.
What are diseases?
During the Ethiopian famine, the civil war caused people to start using this strategically, cutting off food supply to citizens in need.
What is Hunger/Starvation?
___ ___ is when people don't have access to food due to many different circumstances, mainly financial problems; can lead to malnutrition.
What is Food Insecurity?
Famine can cause this to be disrupted, which can lead to the prevention of the movement of goods in and out of an area and an increase in prices.
What is Trade?
Many farmers are shifting their operations to be more ___ so that many people are able to have access to food in the future.
What is Sustainable?