Deck 20: Hunger and the Global Environment

Question 1

A period of extreme food shortage resulting in widespread starvation and death is best termed

A)a plague.
B)a famine.
C)food poverty.
D)food insecurity.
E)epidemic starvation.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The worst famine in the 20ᵗʰ century occurred in

A)India.
B)China.
C)Ethiopia
D)Ireland.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is a feature of world poverty?

A)Poverty causes hunger in the developing but not the developed world.
B)The poorest do not bear children due to poor health.
C)Poverty affects about 10% of the world's population.
D)The poorest poor are typically female.
E)Urbanization typically decreases poverty-associated hunger.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the relationship between poverty and hunger?

A)Hunger and obesity may exist in the same household.
B)The highest rates of obesity occur among the wealthiest.
C)The provision of food to the poor increases obesity.
D)Even people below the poverty line have enough money for food.

Question 5

Cutting world hunger and malnutrition in half by 2015 would generate a value of more than ____ in longer, healthier, and more productive lives.

A)$40 billion
B)$80 billion
C)$120 billion
D)$160 billion
E)$200 billion

Question 6

What is the largest federal food assistance program in the United States?

A)WIC
B)EAT
C)National Food Resource Program
D)Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
E)Senior Farmer's Market Program

Question 7

What fraction of the U.S. population receives food assistance of some kind?

A)1/25
B)1/15
C)1/5
D)1/3
E)1/2

Question 8

SNAP debit cards may be used to purchase which of the following?

A)laundry detergent
B)seeds to produce food
C)cigarettes
D)vitamins
E)diapers

Question 9

As you sit in the waiting room of a doctor's office leafing through a magazine, you see a letter to the editor about world hunger. In it, the author takes issue with a statement made in a previous issue that stated, "…and thus, hunger worsens poverty...." The letter writer claims that this statement is completely unfounded and has no reasoning behind it. Does hunger worsen poverty?

A)Yes, but it can be corrected with appropriate access to reproductive health care.
B)No; if hungry people work hard enough they can work to get themselves out of poverty.
C)Yes, it propagates poverty by increasing the death rate and leaving many families as single-parent households.
D)Yes, hunger makes poverty worse by robbing a person of the good health and the physical and mental energy needed to be active and productive.
E)Sometimes, but only when unemployment is high and jobs are scarce.

Question 10

What is the average monthly benefit for a recipient of SNAP, per person?

A)$85
B)$105
C)$135
D)$185
E)$215

Question 11

Approximately how many people, in millions, are served by the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

A)15
B)25
C)35
D)45
E)55

Question 12

Approximately what proportion of the world's food supply is wasted along the way from farm to final consumption?

A)1/10
B)1/5
C)1/4
D)1/3
E)1/2

Question 13

Melissa works two jobs to support her three children. Her financial priorities are to pay the rent and utilities and provide food and medical necessities for the children. Melissa rarely eats three meals a day and worries about how and where she will get the next meal for herself and her children. Melissa is experiencing which of the following?

A)Food insufficiency
B)Food mismanagement
C)Non-sustainable lifestyle
D)Misallocation of resources
E)Very low food security

Question 14

What is the name of the largest U.S. national food recovery program?

A)Feeding America
B)Goodwill Food Assistance
C)Salvation Army Ready-to-Eat Meals
D)Food Salvage and Rescue Organization
E)We CAN

Question 15

Limited or doubtful availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods is termed food

A)insecurity.
B)insufficiency.
C)vulnerability.
D)precariousness.
E)inadequacy.

Question 16

Approximately what percentage of the world's population experiences persistent hunger?

A)4
B)8
C)12
D)16
E)20

Question 17

What is a food desert?

A)Worldwide crop failures due to drought and pestilence
B)Absence of fresh fruits and vegetables at certain times of the year
C)A neighborhood having limited access to nutritious and affordable food
D)A low-cost energy-dense snack sold primarily in poor neighborhoods
E)An area in which poverty has made families unable to purchase necessary food

Question 18

Which of the following is true of malnutrition in children?

A)Children with kwashiorkor typically have edema.
B)Children with marasmus often have fatty livers.
C)Kwashiorkor results mainly from energy inadequacy.
D)Marasmus results mainly from protein inadequacy.
E)Children with marasmus often have changes in the color of their hair and skin.

Question 19

How many people in the United States live in poverty?

A)19 million
B)29 million
C)39 million
D)49 million
E)59 million

Question 20

Which of the following is the primary cause for hunger in the United States and in less developed countries?

A)Poverty
B)High cost of food
C)Excessive food waste
D)Lack of nutrition education
E)Lack of physical access to food

Question 21

What is the approximate yearly increase in the world's population?

A)50 million
B)60 million
C)70 million
D)80 million
E)90 million

Question 22

Which of the following is associated with the presence of tissue edema in kwashiorkor?

A)Inadequate intake of water
B)Excessive intake of dietary protein
C)Low concentration of blood protein
D)High concentration of blood protein
E)Low levels of ADH

Question 23

Acute malnutrition in children is characterized by

A)hyperactivity.
B)shrunken liver.
C)low weight for height.
D)short height for weight.
E)stunting

Question 24

You are reading a case study from a researcher at World University. The researcher has traveled to the largest city in India and is reporting on an illness present in a 15-month-old boy. The researcher describes the child as extremely thin and bony, with wrinkled skin and enlarged fatty liver. For the past year, this child has subsisted almost entirely on diluted cereal drink. Your first thought is that most of these observations are characteristic of marasmus, but then you realize that ____ is more consistent with kawashikor.

A)wrinkled skin
B)food intake pattern
C)enlarged fatty liver
D)extremely thin
E)bony appearance

Question 25

Worldwide, the poorest poor subsist on less than ____ per day.

A)$1
B)$3
C)$5
D)$7
E)$9

Question 26

Worldwide, approximately what number of children under 5 die each year of malnutrition and malnutrition-related causes?

A)1.6 million
B)3.6 million
C)5.6 million
D)7.6 million
E)9.6 million

Question 27

The famine Somalia is currently experiencing has left an estimated ____ people starving.

A)6 million
B)8 million
C)10 million
D)12 million
E)14 million

Question 28

In an effort to reduce morbidity and mortality, which of the following would be a first course of action for a Peace Corps volunteer to reduce the prevalence of diarrhea in a small village where she is working?

A)Implementing oral rehydration therapy for those who are dehydrated
B)Implementing oral refeeding therapy for those who are malnourished
C)Ensuring there is enough fortified rice for all the women and children
D)Distributing as many medications to the village people as she can obtain
E)Distributing meals-ready-to-eat (MREs) to restore nutrition.

Question 29

What is meant by carrying capacity of the earth?

A)The number of tons of edible food that can be produced by all of the earth's cultivable land
B)The maximum number of living organisms that can be supported in an environment over time
C)The amount of oxygen consumed by all living organisms in relation to the amount of oxygen produced by all living plants
D)The total weight of all living organisms in relation to the weight of all non-living material including the earth's water mass
E)The maximum number of people who can exist on earth without causing environmental damage.

Question 30

What proportion of children in the developing world are severely underweight by age 5?

A)1 in 20
B)1 in 10
C)1 in 4
D)1 in 3
E)1 in 2

Question 31

As the newly appointed director of International Supplementation for the World Health Organization (WHO), you propose supplementing the diets of malnourished populations worldwide with nutrients that would markedly improve health and well-being. Which of the following nutrients is most likely to be deficient?

A)Iron
B)Iodine
C)Vitamin A
D)Vitamin D
E)Zinc

Question 32

What is administered by health care workers to help treat the diarrhea and dehydration common to children suffering from diseases of poverty?

A)Oral rehydration therapy
B)Ozone purified waste water
C)Protein-energy repletion formula
D)Charcoal-filtered water and corn starch
E)RUTF

Question 33

Which of the following would you expect to see in a person with kwashiorkor?

A)Edema
B)Low levels of ADH
C)Muscle wasting
D)Baggy-appearing skin
E)"Match stick" arms and legs

Question 34

Which of the following describes a known long-term relationship among poverty and population growth?

A)As economic status improves, population growth rises.
B)As economic status improves, population growth diminishes.
C)Lack of natural resources, not poverty, is the most important contributor to overpopulation.
D)Extreme poverty tends to greatly suppress population growth.
E)Economic status and population growth are unrelated in the developing world.

Question 35

What percentage of the world's population is at risk of zinc deficiency?

A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20
E)25

Question 36

Which of the following is a characteristic of marasmus?

A)Increased body temperature
B)Affects brain development only minimally
C)Rapid metabolism
D)Inability to tolerate cold
E)Decreased albumin

Question 37

Worldwide, how many children younger than 5 have symptoms of vitamin A deficiency?

A)70 million
B)80 million
C)90 million
D)100 million
E)110 million

Question 38

What is the chief reason why people living in poverty and hunger in the developing world bear numerous children?

A)Birth control expenses are prohibitive.
B)The children are less likely to survive to adulthood.
C)The low educational level of adults limits their understanding of family planning.
D)The parents seek greater fulfillment through having more children.
E)It is a cultural custom in those areas to have many children.

Question 39

Chronic malnutrition in children is characterized by

A)hyperactivity.
B)shrunken liver.
C)short height for age.
D)low weight for height.
E)rapid weight loss

Question 40

Deficiency in which of the following is associated with irreversible intellectual disability?

A)iron
B)iodine
C)protein
D)vitamin A
E)zinc.

Question 41

Which of the following is a feature of common agricultural practices in the developed world?

A)They promote protection of soil and water.
B)They frequently lead to higher crop prices.
C)They are designed to benefit mostly small family farms.
D)They tend to support the use of pesticides and fertilizers.
E)They emphasize "green" practices.

Question 42

What percentage of the world's children under the age of 5 have low weight for their height?

A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20
E)25

Question 43

The word "marasmus" means

A)terribly thin.
B)without muscle.
C)dying away.
D)empty stomach.
E)lacking food.

Question 44

A sharp rise in the rates of hunger and malnutrition, usually set off by a shock to either the supply of, or demand for, food and a sudden spike in food prices is called a

A)food crisis.
B)famine.
C)food inflation.
D)food imbalance.
E)cost imbalance.

Question 45

What term describes the malnutrition syndrome a child develops when the next child is born and the first child no longer receives breast milk?

A)Marasmus
B)Kwashiorkor
C)Psychomalnutrition
D)Postbirth malnutrition
E)Sibling-associated anorexia

Question 46

Which of the following is among the ingredients of a common oral rehydration formula?

A)Iron
B)Sugar
C)Milk
D)Zinc
E)Powdered peanuts

Question 47

What is RUTF?

A)An advanced stage of kwashiorkor
B)An advanced stage of protein-energy malnutrition
C)A paste of peanut butter and powdered milk plus micronutrients
D)A sustainable agricultural practice that integrates farm-raised animals with aquaculture
E)A fluid used to restore electrolytes in children with diarrhea

Question 48

At the end of your class presentation on "Acute Malnutrition," a student asks you to clarify how the rapid onset of malnutrition occurs in kwashiorkor. How should you respond?

A)It is the result of an inborn error of metabolism.
B)It is usually synchronized with the drought season in each respective country.
C)It is typically seen in patients who are 2-5 years old due to the sudden change in diet arising from their dislike for breast milk as they grow older.
D)It is typically seen in patients after weaning due to the sudden change in diet arising from their being weaned from breast milk after the birth of a sibling.
E)It occurs when the family's finances are no longer able to afford food for all family members.

Question 49

The famine in Somalia has left ____ children under the age of 5 dead.

A)10,000
B)20,000
C)30,000
D)40,000
E)50,000

Question 50

In kwashiorkor, what mineral is often present in an unbound form that promotes bacterial growth?

A)Iron
B)Iodine
C)Arsenic
D)Calcium
E)Sodium

Question 51

What is the most likely explanation for the fatty liver that develops from protein deficiency?

A)Increased uptake of circulating fats
B)Increased absorption of dietary fats
C)Inability of adipose tissue to remove circulating fats
D)Inability of the liver to synthesize lipoproteins for fat export
E)Paradoxical storage of fats

Question 52

Which of the following is a feature of kwashiorkor?

A)It makes the child appear grossly dehydrated.
B)It usually occurs prior to the onset of marasmus.
C)It is usually found in communities where marasmus is present.
D)Children typically have a grossly swollen belly.
E)Children have a "skin and bones" appearance.

Question 53

What percentage of the world's children under the age of 5 have short stature for their age?

A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20
E)25

Question 54

What type of diet is advised to rehabilitate a severely malnourished child?

A)RUTF
B)Large amounts of the local diet
C)Liberal quantities of lactose-free powdered milk until growth rate is restored
D)High energy until normal body mass index is achieved, then moderate energy thereafter
E)BRAT

Question 55

Which of the following is a characteristic of marasmus in children?

A)It leads to inability to maintain body temperature.
B)It promotes hyperactivity and excessive crying for food.
C)It impairs brain development mainly from ages 2-5 years old.
D)It leads to severe edema of the abdomen but insufficient water retention by the brain.
E)It is rare even in very impoverished nations due to UN programs combating hunger.

Question 56

Which of the following is true of RUTF?

A)It restores fluids.
B)It is powdered and must be rehydrated for use.
C)It is administered IV.
D)It is a paste made from local commodities.
E)Children dislike the taste and often must be forced to eat it.

Question 57

Which of the following is a characteristic of farm irrigation?

A)It makes the soil more porous.
B)It helps preserve the water supply.
C)It contributes to soil preservation.
D)It increases the salt content in the soil.
E)It raises water tables.

Question 58

Which of the following is a feature of malnutrition?

A)Dysentery is common and leads to diarrhea and nutrient depletion.
B)Intestinal villi grow slightly larger to provide additional absorptive surfaces for nutrients.
C)Digestive enzyme production increases in order to extract as much of the ingested nutrients as possible.
D)Infections are uncommon due to insufficient availability of nutrients in the body to support growth of bacteria and viruses.
E)Children typically recover well from marasmus if adequate food is provided.

Question 59

In kwashiorkor, the loss of hair color is indirectly related to

A)lack of tyrosine.
B)elevated levels of blood homocysteine.
C)excessive exposure to the sun's UV rays.
D)being nursed by a poorly-nourished mother.
E)increased blood lead levels.

Question 60

What is aquaculture?

A)A seaweed growth system
B)The practice of fish farming
C)Replenishment of fish in the wild
D)The raising of plants in a water environment
E)Raising food crops in fluid rather than soil

Question 61

What is the nutritional advantage of eating range-fed buffalo?

A)The iron content is higher.
B)The nutrients are more stable and less prone to oxidation.
C)The fat content includes more omega-3 fatty acids.
D)There is a greater variety of phytonutrients, especially those that reduce risk of heart disease and cancer.
E)Range-fed buffalo has lower levels of polyunsaturated fats.

Question 62

About how many kcalories of fuel are used to produce 1 kcalories of grains?

A)<1
B)2
C)5
D)10
E)15

Question 63

Individuals who have access to enough food to sustain a healthy and active life with one or two indications of food-access problems but with little or no change in food intake have ____________________.

Question 64

Compared to vegetarian diets, meat based diets use ____ times as much water.

A)1.9
B)2.9
C)3.9
D)4.9
E)5.9

Question 65

Malnutrition caused by recent severe food restriction; characterized in children by underweight for height (wasting) is called ____________________ malnutrition.

Question 66

Which of the following is a major contributor to the world's supply of food energy?

A)Barley
B)Maize
C)Rye
D)Sorghum
E)Adzuki beans

Question 67

Which of the following is a feature of aquaculture?

A)All farmed fish must be fed to sustain the practice.
B)It provides about 10% of the world's fish for consumption.
C)It is successful in freshwater lakes but not in ocean waters.
D)Currently available technologies cannot yet make it sustainable.
E)It provides nearly all of the world's shellfish for consumption.

Question 68

On average, how many miles is a food item transported before a consumer eats it?

A)25
B)100
C)750
D)1500
E)3000

Question 69

Severe malnutrition characterized by poor growth, dramatic weight loss, loss of body fat and muscle, and apathy is called ____________________.

Question 70

Neighborhoods and communities characterized by limited access to nutritious and affordable foods are known as ____________________.

Question 71

Of the world's 7 billion people, ____________________ percent have no land and no possessions at all.

Question 72

____________________ is a paste made of local commodities such as peanut butter and powdered milk and fortified with vitamins and minerals and used to rehabilitate children with uncomplicated, severe acute malnutrition.

Question 73

In the United States, the largest federal food assistance program is ____________________.

Question 74

Approximately what percentage of all energy use in the U.S. is devoted to the food industry?

A)5
B)10
C)20
D)30
E)40

Question 75

Collecting crops from fields that either have already been harvested or are not profitable to harvest is called ____________________.

Question 76

Severe malnutrition characterized by failure to grow and develop, edema, changes in the pigmentation of hair and skin, fatty liver, anemia, and apathy is called ____________________

Question 77

Individuals who have limited or uncertain access to foods of sufficient quality or quantity to sustain a healthy and active life with reduced quality of life with little or no indication of reduced food intake have ____________________.

Question 78

How much more grain is consumed by livestock than by people?

A)Twice as much
B)Three times as much
C)Five times as much
D)Ten times as much
E)Twenty times as much

Question 79

Compared to vegetarian diets, meat based diets use ____ times as much energy.

A)1.5
B)2.0
C)2.5
D)3.0
E)3.5

Question 80

What term describes agricultural practices that are designed to minimize use of energy and chemicals?

A)Integrated production
B)Progressive agriculture
C)Sustainable agriculture
D)Resource management production
E)Balanced farming