Chapter 20 Basic Nutrition - Practice Test

The limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods is known as ______ and is a major social problem in our nation today.

Food insecurity

20.1 - Hunger in the United States

Which initiative is highest in the Food Recovery Hierarchy?

Source reduction

Hunger resulting from inadequate access to available food for various reasons, including inadequate resources, political obstacles, social disruptions, poor weather conditions, and lack of transportation is called

Food poverty

20.1 - Hunger in the United States

Which meal is the best option for someone trying to stretch their food dollars?

Black bean soup

Which of the following is correct regarding obesity and individuals living in food poverty

People who are unsure about their next meal may overeat when food or money is available

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic associated with the "poorest poor?"

They survive on less than $3 per day

Although hunger in developing countries has diverse causes, the primary cause is

poverty

20.2 - World Hunger

War and political factors are the primary causes of the famine in Somalia, but ______ to it as well.

Drought

20.2 - World Hunger

Without population ______ , the world can neither support the lives of people, nor halt environmental degradation.

Stabilization

20.2 - World Hunger

long-term food deprivation

Chronic nutrition

20.3 - Malnutrition

wasting (underweight for height)

Acute malnutrition

20.3 - Malnutrition

Worldwide, prevalent in 5 to 15% of children younger than age 5

Acute malnutrition

20.3 - Malnutrition

Worldwide, prevalent in 20 to 50% of children younger than age 5

Chronic nutrition

20.3 - Malnutrition

All of the following may be needed during rehabilitation of malnutrition, EXCEPT:

Herbal supplements

Soil

Method: using cover crops, crop rotation, no-till planting, contour planting, ridge-till, mulch, terraces, and grass strips

Sustainable

20.4 - Feeding the World

Fertilizer

Methods: planting cover crops, such as legumes, after harvest

Sustainable

20.4 - Feeding the World

Livestock

Methods: injecting animals with antibiotics to prevent diseases

Unsustainable

20.4 - Feeding the World

Herbicide/pesticide

Methods: using biological controls, such as predators, can destroy pests

Sustainable

20.4 - Feeding the World

Water

Methods: irrigating on large scales

Unsustainable

20.4 - Feeding the World

Energy

Methods: combining operations such as harrowing, planting, and fertilizing in the same operation

Sustainable

20.4 - Feeding the World

_____ refers to intense demands on water resources by human activities that can limit access to safe drinking water.

Water stress

20.4 - Feeding the World

Which of the following is true of food waste?

Food waste is contributing to greenhouse gases and climate change.

Purchasing ______ typically improves produce intake and has less impact on the environment.

Locally grown produce

HIGHLIGHTING 20 - Environmentally Friendly Food Choices