Exam 14: Global Food and Nutrition Security: Challenges and Opportunities

According to estimates, most of the increase in the world's population between 2000 and 2030 will occur in rural areas.

The "G" in GOBI, a child survival plan set forth by UNICEF, stands for ____.

What group of people is projected to grow to almost 1.5 billion by the year 2050?

Describe the interrelatedness of birth rates, death rates, and standards of living.

A potential risk of using genetically modified crops is that they are often tolerant of poor environmental conditions.

The most widespread form of malnutrition in the world today is protein-energy malnutrition (PEM).

The green revolution describes giving people a meaningful opportunity to produce food for local consumption.

Access to education, credit, and health care for those in developing countries has been shown to lead to ____.

Which nutrient is deficient in victims of the disease exophthalmia?

The successful management of agricultural resources to satisfy changing human needs while maintaining the natural resource base and avoiding environmental degradation is known as ____.

What would be a benefit of teaching this family about growth monitoring of their children?

Match the descriptive feature in the left column with the deficiency disease in the right column. Options will be used more than once.​ -​Apathy

Discuss the GOBI intervention.

Match the descriptive feature in the left column with the deficiency disease in the right column. Options will be used more than once.​ -​Long-term food deprivation

Explain how oral rehydration therapy can combat some of the diarrhea experienced by these children.

​Match the definitions/descriptions in the left column with the appropriate term in the right column. Options will only be used once. -​Acronym for elements of UNICEF'S child survival campaign

Which system is an example of labor-intensive technology that could benefit those in developing countries?

What best describes a benefit of using genetically modified food?

The global recommendation for infant feeding is for exclusive breastfeeding for the first ____ months of life.

One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set at the United Nations 2015 Sustainable Development Summit is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.