Exam 13: Food Equity,Sustainability,and Quality: The Challenge of Good Food

Although your local apple orchard grows nine different varieties of apples that come into season from late August through early November,it grows only apples and is therefore an example of a monoculture.

The increase in temperature that has occurred near the earth's surface over the past century is known as

A waitress or waiter who works a 40-hour week might legally earn less than $400 in an entire month (160 hours).

In the United States,food insecurity is caused by the lack of enough food produced to feed all the people who live in poverty.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of school gardening programs?

A geographic region in which resources are insufficient to support the number of people living there is called

SNAP benefits are intended only to supplement an individual's or family's food budget.Still,if you had to live on $30,the average SNAP benefits for one person for one week in 2016,could you do it and still eat healthfully? Using the website or news circular from your local supermarket,tally the cost of the following: one gallon of milk; one box of a nutrient-dense,fiber-rich breakfast cereal; one loaf of whole-grain bread; one jar of peanut butter (no added sugars); seven small apples (about 2 pounds); one bunch of bananas (about 2.5 pounds); seven sweet potatoes (about 2.5 pounds); two packages of frozen vegetables; two cans of black,white,pinto,or kidney beans (about 7 total servings); one small bag of brown rice; half a dozen eggs.What was your total cost? What important foods,ingredients,and/or nutrients were missing from this diet? How do you think you'd feel physically and emotionally if you had to follow this diet for one week?

A majority of America's contingent farm workers live below the U.S.poverty threshold.

Which of the following agricultural practices helps to maintain food diversity?

Since 2007,the number of small farms in the United States has declined dramatically.

Cassandra works as a waitress at a diner.She typically brings home about $45/week in tips.In many states,her employer is allowed to pay her

As compared to agricultural variety,monoculture farming

To reduce the global emission of greenhouse gases,which of the following would be the MOST effective and practical lifestyle change for most Americans?

What is the primary cause of global undernutrition?

Federal subsidies paid to farmers to grow corn,soybeans,wheat,and rice have increased food diversity in the United States.

The United Nations Millennium Development Goal to reduce by half the proportion of the world's population suffering from hunger was fully met.

In the U.S.,the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP,commonly called "food stamps")ensures that everyone has enough to eat.

Fair Trade Certified coffee,tea,and cocoa is produced by adult workers earning a living wage.

A majority of contingent farm workers

The program in which a farmer sells a certain number of regular "shares" of locally grown food to the public is known as