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All About Hunger

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India

Which country has a greater rate of undernourishment, China or India?

Row 1, Col 2

None.

How many countries in Europe have high rates of undernourished people?

Row 1, Col 3

What percentage of people in Canada are undernourished?

1. Less than 5%

2. 5%-10%

3. 10%-15%

4. 15%-20%

Less than 5%

Row 1, Col 4

False. Hunger is usually the result of not having access to

enough food to eat over a long period of time, or not eating sufficiently nutritious

foods.

True or False: Hunger is mainly due to emergencies like conflicts or natural disasters.

Row 2, Col 1

Costa Rica

Of these four Central American countries, which has extremely low rates of undernourishment.

1.Nicaragua

2.Costa Rica

3.Guatemala

4.Panama

Row 2, Col 2

Africa

Which continent has the most countries with very high rates of undernourishment?

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What percentage of people who don’t have enough to eat live in the developing world?

1. 68%

2. 78%

3. 88%

4. 98%

98%

Row 2, Col 4

True.

True or False:

Unclean water can contribute to malnutrition.

Row 3, Col 1

Bolivia

Of these four countries in South America, which has the highest rate of undernourishment?

1.Bolivia2.Brazil 3.Paraguay4.Peru

Row 3, Col 2

North

Seven countries in Africa have extremely low rates of undernourishment. In which part of Africa

are most of these countries located?1.South2.East3.Central4.North

Row 3, Col 3

35% or higher

In countries with very high rates of undernourishment, what percentage of people are

undernourished?

1.10%-15%2.15%-20%3.20%-30%4.35% or higher

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Poverty, the rising cost of food,conflict, changing weather patterns,

lack of investment in agriculture, gender inequlities, unfair policies.

Name two causes of hunger.

Row 4, Col 1

One-Haiti

How many countries in the Western Hemisphere have a very high rate of undernourishment?

Row 4, Col 2

Asia and the Pacific

Which region of the world has the most people who are hungry?

1.Africa 2.Central and South America 3.Asia and the Pacific4.North America

Row 4, Col 3

False. 239 million people inSub-saharan Africa don’t have

enough to eat compared to 578 million in Asia and the Pacific.

True or False: There are 578 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who don’t have enough to eat live,

which is more hungry people than any other region.

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This is a situation that exists whenpeople lack regular access tosufficient amounts of safe and

nutritious food for normal growthand development and an active and

healthy lifestyle.

What does it mean to be food insecure?

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South Africa

Which of these countries does not have a very high rate of undernourishment ?1.Haiti 2.Ethiopia 3.Democratic Republic of Congo4.South Africa

Row 5, Col 2

True.

True or False: Most countries with high rates of malnutrition live near the equator.

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925 million (13% of the world’s population)

How many people in the world don’t have enough to eat?1.1.5 billion (21% of the world’s population)2.925 million (13% of the world’s population)3.500 million (7% of the world’s population)4.100 million (1% of the world’s population)

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Children and pregnant/nursing women

A micronutrient deficiency is when people don’t get enough vitamins and nutrients. It is

particularly harmful to two groups of people. Which two groups?

1.Young men and young women. 2.Children and pregnant/nursing women.3.Children and the elderly. 4.Pregnant women and the elderly.