PBIO 1000 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Every day, wealth countries spend ____________ dollars to send cheap food to
markets in developing countries - Answers - 1 billion
What is a better idea that free food for aid? - Answers - Send money so that they can
buy food aid from the local farmer
What happens when world supply (specifically of sugar) exceeds demand? - Answers -
Wealthy countries erect trade barriers to prevent imports of cheaper commodities and
protect their farmers
Wealthy countries spend ____________ dollars a day to subsidize and "dump" food -
Answers - 1.5 billion
Other items, besides sugar, we have a surplus of? - Answers - Denim (clothes), trash
What is the biggest expense that New to You has every month? - Answers - trash pick-
up
What is Art's solution to poverty? - Answers - jobs
Who is Muhammad Yunus? - Answers - began in India loaning money to women; won a
Nobel Peace prize for MICROFINANCING
Microfinancing - Answers - allows people to borrow a small amount to get a job
KIVA - Answers - Kiva Microfunds is a 501 non-profit organization that allows people to
lend money via the Internet to low-income entrepreneurs and students in over 80
countries. Kiva's mission is "to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty."
Toms - Answers - One for One
Heifer's International - Answers - bad money management; animals not always the best
way to provide aid...family may not be able to afford it
Fair trade - Answers - trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing
countries.
How does coffee rank in the world commodity markets? - Answers - Second only to
crude oil
, Nearly all coffee is grown in __________ countries - Answers - tropical (and often the
world's poorest)
Coffee is a critical source of income for over ___ countries - Answers - 50
What are the top three coffee producers? - Answers - Brazil, Columbia, Vietnam
The highest coffee consuming countries are in - Answers - Northern Europe
Coffee is a luxury item, therefore consumers are likely to consider - Answers - quality
and price
Shade grown coffee production provides habitat for ______ and supports diversity of
species - Answers - wildlife
Shade farming also allows mixed farming, including other crops - Answers - bananas,
chocolate, avocados
Why is coffee most traditionally grown on small family farms? - Answers - Can't have a
big farm with trees; coffee pruning, picking, and sorting require hard labor
Processing coffee requires many additional steps, such as...? - Answers - Washing,
fermenting, wash again, drying the seeds in the sun
When do families join together as a cooperative? - Answers - When they can work
together to process the beans and sell them
In the 1970s, the US Department of Agriculture researchers developed coffee plants
that can survive in... - Answers - full sun
Sun grown coffee requires? - Answers - Increased use of pesticides & fertilizers,
herbicides...inputs...all go way up with damage to the tropical ecosystem
Who profits from sun-grown coffee? - Answers - Large corporate farms, foreign
investors...only the rich people get richer here
Connection between birds & coffee - Answers - Many birds migrate and need place to
live in the winter - NEED SHADE
Is there an international standard for how much is required for it to be "shade grown?" -
Answers - NO
Rainforest Alliance certifies growers as.... - Answers - "eco-okay"
Does organic coffee have to be shade grown? - Answers - No, but more likely to be
ANSWERS
Every day, wealth countries spend ____________ dollars to send cheap food to
markets in developing countries - Answers - 1 billion
What is a better idea that free food for aid? - Answers - Send money so that they can
buy food aid from the local farmer
What happens when world supply (specifically of sugar) exceeds demand? - Answers -
Wealthy countries erect trade barriers to prevent imports of cheaper commodities and
protect their farmers
Wealthy countries spend ____________ dollars a day to subsidize and "dump" food -
Answers - 1.5 billion
Other items, besides sugar, we have a surplus of? - Answers - Denim (clothes), trash
What is the biggest expense that New to You has every month? - Answers - trash pick-
up
What is Art's solution to poverty? - Answers - jobs
Who is Muhammad Yunus? - Answers - began in India loaning money to women; won a
Nobel Peace prize for MICROFINANCING
Microfinancing - Answers - allows people to borrow a small amount to get a job
KIVA - Answers - Kiva Microfunds is a 501 non-profit organization that allows people to
lend money via the Internet to low-income entrepreneurs and students in over 80
countries. Kiva's mission is "to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty."
Toms - Answers - One for One
Heifer's International - Answers - bad money management; animals not always the best
way to provide aid...family may not be able to afford it
Fair trade - Answers - trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing
countries.
How does coffee rank in the world commodity markets? - Answers - Second only to
crude oil
, Nearly all coffee is grown in __________ countries - Answers - tropical (and often the
world's poorest)
Coffee is a critical source of income for over ___ countries - Answers - 50
What are the top three coffee producers? - Answers - Brazil, Columbia, Vietnam
The highest coffee consuming countries are in - Answers - Northern Europe
Coffee is a luxury item, therefore consumers are likely to consider - Answers - quality
and price
Shade grown coffee production provides habitat for ______ and supports diversity of
species - Answers - wildlife
Shade farming also allows mixed farming, including other crops - Answers - bananas,
chocolate, avocados
Why is coffee most traditionally grown on small family farms? - Answers - Can't have a
big farm with trees; coffee pruning, picking, and sorting require hard labor
Processing coffee requires many additional steps, such as...? - Answers - Washing,
fermenting, wash again, drying the seeds in the sun
When do families join together as a cooperative? - Answers - When they can work
together to process the beans and sell them
In the 1970s, the US Department of Agriculture researchers developed coffee plants
that can survive in... - Answers - full sun
Sun grown coffee requires? - Answers - Increased use of pesticides & fertilizers,
herbicides...inputs...all go way up with damage to the tropical ecosystem
Who profits from sun-grown coffee? - Answers - Large corporate farms, foreign
investors...only the rich people get richer here
Connection between birds & coffee - Answers - Many birds migrate and need place to
live in the winter - NEED SHADE
Is there an international standard for how much is required for it to be "shade grown?" -
Answers - NO
Rainforest Alliance certifies growers as.... - Answers - "eco-okay"
Does organic coffee have to be shade grown? - Answers - No, but more likely to be
