Hunger
Causes of Hunger
Farmland Scarcity
Geography of Food
Food Issues
100
how many humans are chronically hungry on the planet
What is 1 billion?
100
the most compelling cause of hunger
What is poverty?
100
what percentage of the earth is not farmable (tillable)
What is 96%?
100
on the average how many miles does food travel to reach Iowa
What is 1500 miles?
100
crops sold for food
What is cash crops?
200
the amount of calories Americans should eat in a day
What is 2,400 calories?
200
What is known as a rare commodity when you talk about hunger
What is good soil?
200
Iowa contains what percentage of the world's richest farmland
What is 10%?
200
what generates a lot of pollution, breaks up expensive roads, and gets approximately 7 miles to the gallon
What are semi trucks?
200
the number of items in our largest grocery stores
What are 40,000 items?
300
the number of children that die of hunger every year
What is six million?
300
how many babies are born each second
What are five babies?
300
how many Iowa farms are lost every month
What are 100 farms every month?
300
the percentage of growth that takes place outside of city limits
What is 88%?
300
what is it called when you may get enough calories but you are not eating from all of the food groups
What is malnutrition?
400
hunger claims how many lives each day
What is 25,000?
400
how many people in the world die of starvation each day
What is 35,000?
400
the number of years it takes to grow one inch of top soil
What is 500 years?
400
the percentage of profits that farmers earn for their food sales
What is 20%?
400
rhe kind of food that is healthier for people, animals, the Iowa economy, and the environment
What is locally grown food?
500
What is the percentage of food waste in our landfills and what percentages does Iowans throw away
What is 15% of food waste fill our landfills and Iowans through away over 1/3 of their food?
500
what issues are associated with the lack of storage for other countries
What are rodents, molds, etc, lack of refrigeration for animal products, and no preservatives to store food for a longer shelf life?
500
how many acres of Iowa farm land is lost each year and because of what
What is 26,000 ares lost to development each year?
500
the percentage of food that comes from out of the state
What is 80%?
500
what percentage of life energy and income is spent on food for the poor and what is it for American families
What is 70% for the poor and 15% for American families?
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