Circumstances contributing to food inequity
Influences on food availability
Malnutrition
Groups at risk of food inequity
Aid Agencies
100

The school subject that teaches you about food, cooking and nutrition.

Food Technology

100

Staple food is very prominent in many Asian countries. It requires a lot of water to grow.

Rice

100

When you don't eat the correct amount of nutrients required for health

Malnutrition

100

In rural and remote areas, are food prices higher or lower than major, urban cities?

Higher

100

Food rescue charity that collects surplus foods and delivers it to those in need.

OzHarvest

200
Life threatening disease caused by some mosquitoes, particularly in tropical areas.

Malaria

200

Maize is also known as...

Corn

200

Overnutrition disease caused by excessive body weight

Obesity

200

Someone who has been forced to leave their country because of war, persecution, or violence.

Refugee

200

St Vincent de Paul operate charity shops under what name?

Vinnies

300

The underlying foundation or basic framework for societies like transport, education system, health care

Infrastructure

300

A process used by organisations around the world to make sure that they buy and sell farm goods that have been produced from farms that pay a fair price to their farmers and for their materials.

Fair trade

300

Fill in the blank:

Malnourished adults are less able to work, provide for their families, and contribute to the local community and __________.

Economy

300

What disease, more commonly developed by the elderly, causes individuals to forget familiar tasks like how to make toast

Alzheimer’s disease or Dementia

300

Unicef is an agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to what group of people?

Children

400

A country's wealth is measured by its GDP. What does GDP stand for?

Gross Domestic Product

400

Sago is found in the centre of what plant?

Palm tree

400

The vitamin that prevents the rickets, the disease that causes weak and softened bones

Vitamin D

400

The homeless often stay temporarily in a series of other people's homes, typically by sleeping on their sofas. Colloquially, what is this called?

Couch Surfing

400

The Australian government allocates a foreign budget every year to support neighbouring developign nations; this is called what aid?

Foreign Aid

500

The intergovernmental organisation that declared access to safe and sufficient water as crucial to individuals to satisfy every other basic human right

The United Nations (UN)

500

What type of crop is cassava?

Tuber

500

Thiamine deficiency

Beri beri
500

Name of the Government strategy that aims to reduce the disparity between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians.

Close the Gap

500

Short term emergency and disaster relief, providing food, money, shelter and medical care after is also known what aid?

Humanitarian aid