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Question 1: There is enough food grown to feed the world’s population. True False

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True There is enough food grown in the world today for everyone to have the nourishment necessary for a healthy and productive life.

Question 2: What proportion of children in the world are underweight? a) 7% b) 25% c) 16%

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Correct c) 16% The World Health Organisation estimates that, globally, the percentage of underweight children in 2010 was 16%. In 1990 this figure was 25%.

Question 3: What percentage of hungry people live in developing countries? a) 49% b) 98% c) 56%

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Correct b) 98% 98 percent of people who do not have enough to eat are living in the majority world. This is estimated as a total of 925 million hungry people, meaning that almost one in seven goes to bed hungry every night.

Question 4: How much food is wasted in Australia each year? a) 10% b) 25% c) 40%

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Correct b) 25% Australians are throwing away more than 3 million tonnes of food a year, mostly because of over-shopping and waste at the table. This is more than one quarter of edible food produced in Australia every year.

Question 5: How many people rely on food from the World Food Program? a) 22 million b) 52 million c) 90 million

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Correct c) 90 million In 2011, the World Food Program estimates that it will have fed 90 million people in 73 countries, totalling 3.7 million tons of food.

Question 6: What is the biggest single cause of hunger ? a) Natural disasters b) Poverty c) Not enough food produced

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Correct b) Poverty While there is enough food produced in the world to feed everyone, people who are living in poverty often don’t have enough money to buy or produce food for themselves.

Question 7: Which food listed below requires the most water to produce it? a) 1kg beef b) 1kg rice c) 1kg soy beans

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Correct a) Beef It requires 16,000 litres of water to produce 1kg of beef, compared to 3,000L for 1kg rice and 1,800L for 1kg of soybeans ( ).

Question 8: How long can you live without food? a) 1-2 wks b) 4-6 wks c) 7-8 wks

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Correct b) 4-6 weeks Most doctors and nutritionists state that the average person can live about four to six weeks without food, but a week is a miracle without water.

Question 9: How many kilojoules (kJ) does the average adult need to consume daily? a) 4,700kJ b) 6,700kJ c) 8,700kJ

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Correct c) 8,700kJ An average adult needs to consume 8,700kJ or 2,100 calories per day. These kilojoules, or calories, need to be obtained from a variety of sources in order to consume the various nutrients the body needs.

Question 10: For the world’s poor, what percentage of income is spent on food? a) 30-40% b) 50-70% c) 80-90%

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Correct b) 50-70% 1.4 billion people live on $1.25 a day or less. They spend approximately % of their income on food. Thus a person living on $1.25 a day spends at least 60 cents a day on food. When prices rise, people are forced to buy less or cheaper food that often doesn’t provide the required nutrients.

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