Chapter 20 – Hunger and the Global Environment

Chapter 20 – Hunger and the Global Environment

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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Multiple Choice

Questions for Section 20.1 Hunger in the United States

a      686(K)                   01.  Limited or doubtful availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods is termed food

1. insecurity.
2. insufficiency.
3. vulnerability.
4. precariousness.

a      686(A)                   02.  Melissa works two jobs to support her three children. Her financial priorities are to pay the rent and utilities and provide food and medical necessities for the children. Melissa does not often eat three meals a day and worries about how and where she will get the next meal for herself. Melissa is experiencing which of the following?

1. Food insufficiency
2. Food mismanagement
3. Non-sustainable lifestyle
4. Misallocation of resources

a      686(K)                   03.  Which of the following is the primary cause for hunger in the United States and in less developed countries?

1. Poverty
2. High cost of food
3. Excessive food waste
4. Lack of nutrition education

b      686-687(K)           04.  What fraction of the U.S. population lives in poverty?

1. 1/20
2. 1/8
3. 1/4
4. 1/3

d      687(K)                   05.  Which of the following is not a characteristic of poverty and hunger?

1. Hunger and obesity may exist in the same household
2. The highest rates of obesity occur among the poorest
3. The provision of food to the poor actually helps to prevent obesity
4. The poor prefer to purchase energy-dense foods despite their higher cost compared with vegetables