Exam 14: Feeding the World

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children targets children up to how many years of age?

Of the following, who is least likely to be at risk for undernutrition?

The large number of children in this impoverished Cambodian family is indicative of the population growth in developing countries. Why is it that lack of education among women contributes to increased birth rate, such as is observed in Cambodia?

According to the incidence of under-weight and over-weight around the world, the number of undernourished people exceeds the number who is overweight.

How can lack of health care increase the incidence of undernutrition?

How can lack of education lead to undernutrition?

The first goal of the United Nations Millennium Summit is to

The underlying cause of food insecurity is inequitable distribution of whatever food is available.

Xerophthalmia, as shown in this visual, is a leading cause of preventable blindness due to a deficiency of

This picture illustrates a sustainable farm. Answer the following questions: What is a sustainable farm? How does growing a different crop in a field each year, having both crops and livestock, and including biological diversity in crops and animals, each promote the sustainable farm concept?

Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of ______ resources.

Deficiency of _____ has been found in China, New Zealand, and the Russian Federation where soil content is low.

All of the following are effects of nutrition transition EXCEPT

Lack of education can be both a cause as well as a consequence of poverty.

As seen in this bar graph, the percentage of women in the least developed countries is increasing, in part to the increasing availability of contraceptives and family planning efforts.

Many countries have adopted programs to supplement children older than 6 months and pregnant women with

Based on this visual, explain the relationship between education and poverty.

Mary is a 23 year old single mother, with a 5 year old daughter who is in kindergarten and an 8 year old son who is in the 3rd grade. Mary has a 10th grade education. To support her family, Mary works 9 hours each day 6 days each week cleaning homes. Mary's family lives in government-subsidized housing; they have a 2 bedroom apartment that has a small kitchen with a microwave, small refrigerator that has a small ice box, and a stove. Mary has no car, she takes public transportation to work. There is a small, family-owned grocery stored 3 blocks from Mary's home, where she walks to purchase her groceries. Mary's mother, who is in poor health and has a limited income, takes care of her children when they are not in school and on the weekends while Mary is working. Part A - Describe Mary's cycle of poverty as it relates to food insecurity, Part B - Describe one food insecurity issue that Mary's family is experiencing within their home and one external to their home.

Golden rice is a genetically modified variety of rice developed to provide _______ to populations in which this deficiency is prevalent.

One of every four Americans receives some kind of food assistance.