Question 1

Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of famine?

Accepted Answer

A) It typically affects only a small number of people. 
B) It is caused by a disaster. 
C) It includes a collapse in the food production system. 
D) A collapse in the food marketing system occurs. 
A) It typically affects only a small number of people. 
B) It is caused by a disaster. 
C) It includes a collapse in the food production system. 
D) A collapse in the food marketing system occurs.

Question 2

Currently,which bears the LEAST responsibility for worldwide food shortages?

Accepted Answer

A) Inability of worldwide food producers to keep up with consumption 
B) Poverty 
C) Overpopulation in some regions 
D) Lack of environmental resources 
A) Inability of worldwide food producers to keep up with consumption 
B) Poverty 
C) Overpopulation in some regions 
D) Lack of environmental resources

Question 3

Population groups likely to experience food insecurity in the U.S.are:

Accepted Answer

A) people living in inner cities. 
B) Hispanic populations. 
C) Native Americans. 
D) All of these. 
A) people living in inner cities. 
B) Hispanic populations. 
C) Native Americans. 
D) All of these.

Question 4

The nutrition transition is accompanied by:

Accepted Answer

A) decreased life expectancy. 
B) an increase in low birth weight babies. 
C) an increase in the incidence of heart disease and diabetes. 
D) a decrease in the use of natural resources. 
A) decreased life expectancy. 
B) an increase in low birth weight babies. 
C) an increase in the incidence of heart disease and diabetes. 
D) a decrease in the use of natural resources.

Question 5

The Emergency Food Assistance Program distributes ___________ for home and institutional use.

Accepted Answer

A) funds to buy food 
B) meals 
C) grocery store vouchers 
D) commodity foods,such as peanut butter and pasta 
A) funds to buy food 
B) meals 
C) grocery store vouchers 
D) commodity foods,such as peanut butter and pasta

Question 6

"Infant mortality rate" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the number of deaths during the first 24 hours of life per 100 live births. 
B) the number of deaths during the first 24 hours of life per 1,000 live births. 
C) the number of deaths during the first year of life per 100 live births. 
D) the number of deaths during the first year of life per 1,000 live births. 
A) the number of deaths during the first 24 hours of life per 100 live births. 
B) the number of deaths during the first 24 hours of life per 1,000 live births. 
C) the number of deaths during the first year of life per 100 live births. 
D) the number of deaths during the first year of life per 1,000 live births.

Question 7

Which of the following factors promotes control of population growth?

Accepted Answer

A) When the labor of children is needed to work farms 
B) High infant mortality rates 
C) Economic security 
D) When children provide the primary support for elders 
A) When the labor of children is needed to work farms 
B) High infant mortality rates 
C) Economic security 
D) When children provide the primary support for elders

Question 8

Explain the term,sustainable agriculture.What are characteristics of a sustainable agriculture system?

Accepted Answer

It uses food production methods that pre

Question 9

Risk for malnutrition among the elderly is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) strong family support. 
B) educational level. 
C) access to vitamin supplements. 
D) more hospital admissions. 
A) strong family support. 
B) educational level. 
C) access to vitamin supplements. 
D) more hospital admissions.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding vegetarian diets and the environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Having many animals confined together can affect water quality. 
B) Feeding grain to livestock is the most efficient way to produce enough calories for a population. 
C) Cutting down forests to create grazing land is a problem that is linked to global warming. 
D) When animals are integrated into farming,animal waste products can provide valuable sources of fuel. 
A) Having many animals confined together can affect water quality. 
B) Feeding grain to livestock is the most efficient way to produce enough calories for a population. 
C) Cutting down forests to create grazing land is a problem that is linked to global warming. 
D) When animals are integrated into farming,animal waste products can provide valuable sources of fuel.

Question 11

Which statement about malnutrition is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Malnutrition is only a serious problem for people who are undernourished. 
B) Malnutrition shortens life expectancy. 
C) Overweight individuals suffer from malnutrition. 
D) Malnutrition causes high levels of sickness and disability. 
A) Malnutrition is only a serious problem for people who are undernourished. 
B) Malnutrition shortens life expectancy. 
C) Overweight individuals suffer from malnutrition. 
D) Malnutrition causes high levels of sickness and disability.

Question 12

Identify some of the reasons there is under-nutrition in various populations in the United States? Indicate several important programs that are in place to aid people caught in this cycle of poverty and malnutrition?

Accepted Answer

Poverty is the root cause of under-nutri

Question 13

Stunting increases the risk of all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) abdominal obesity. 
B) being a larger adult. 
C) reduced work capacity. 
D) low-birth-weight babies in the next generation. 
A) abdominal obesity. 
B) being a larger adult. 
C) reduced work capacity. 
D) low-birth-weight babies in the next generation.

Question 14

Which statement about the prevalence of obesity is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of underweight people worldwide is two times higher than the number of overweight people. 
B) India must contend with significant levels of both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. 
C) Obesity rates worldwide are decreasing. 
D) The population of urban Samoa has the lowest obesity rate in the world. 
A) The number of underweight people worldwide is two times higher than the number of overweight people. 
B) India must contend with significant levels of both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. 
C) Obesity rates worldwide are decreasing. 
D) The population of urban Samoa has the lowest obesity rate in the world.

Question 15

Short term food aid:

Accepted Answer

A) brings food quickly into areas where people are starving. 
B) consists of foods well planned for their nutrient content. 
C) can prevent future famine. 
D) fosters economic development. 
A) brings food quickly into areas where people are starving. 
B) consists of foods well planned for their nutrient content. 
C) can prevent future famine. 
D) fosters economic development.

Question 16

How do plant-based and animal-based diets affect the environment differently?

Accepted Answer

Animal-based diets require much more ene

Question 17

Why are there two major types of malnutrition? What occurs when a population is undergoing "nutrition transition"?

Accepted Answer

The 2 major types of malnutrition are hu

Question 18

A family down the street has five children.Both parents recently lost their jobs.What resources are available to help them provide adequate meals for their family?

Accepted Answer

There are many resources and p

Question 19

Which statement about malnutrition and infectious disease in children is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Approximately 20% of all deaths in children under the age of 5 are due to infectious diseases. 
B) Undernourished children have depressed immune systems. 
C) Vaccines may be ineffective in undernourished children. 
D) Undernourished children can die from infectious diseases that would not be life-threatening in well-nourished children. 
A) Approximately 20% of all deaths in children under the age of 5 are due to infectious diseases. 
B) Undernourished children have depressed immune systems. 
C) Vaccines may be ineffective in undernourished children. 
D) Undernourished children can die from infectious diseases that would not be life-threatening in well-nourished children.

Question 20

Which country has the higher infant mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

A) El Salvador 
B) Cuba 
C) Sierra Leone 
D) India 
A) El Salvador 
B) Cuba 
C) Sierra Leone 
D) India

Exam 18: World Hunger and Malnutrition

Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of famine?

Currently,which bears the LEAST responsibility for worldwide food shortages?

Population groups likely to experience food insecurity in the U.S.are:

The nutrition transition is accompanied by:

The Emergency Food Assistance Program distributes ___________ for home and institutional use.

"Infant mortality rate" refers to:

Which of the following factors promotes control of population growth?

Explain the term,sustainable agriculture.What are characteristics of a sustainable agriculture system?

Risk for malnutrition among the elderly is associated with:

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding vegetarian diets and the environment?

Which statement about malnutrition is FALSE?

Identify some of the reasons there is under-nutrition in various populations in the United States? Indicate several important programs that are in place to aid people caught in this cycle of poverty and malnutrition?

Stunting increases the risk of all of the following EXCEPT:

Which statement about the prevalence of obesity is correct?

Short term food aid:

How do plant-based and animal-based diets affect the environment differently?

Why are there two major types of malnutrition? What occurs when a population is undergoing "nutrition transition"?

A family down the street has five children.Both parents recently lost their jobs.What resources are available to help them provide adequate meals for their family?

Which statement about malnutrition and infectious disease in children is FALSE?

Which country has the higher infant mortality rate?

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