Global awareness final Rutgers || with Complete Solutions.

How much food is produced globally each year correct answers World food production in 2000 was 2.4x greater than in 1961 How much more food do we need to grow globally by 2050 correct answers 60% What proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions is agriculture responsible for correct answers 24% What proportion of global water withdrawal is agriculture responsible for correct answers 70% How many people get food stamp assistance in the USA. How much does this cost? correct answers 47 million people using SNAP Cost = $78 billion per year The parts of the world where hunger is concentrated correct answers Africa and Asia The average amount spent on food by a Rwandan, and by an American (as a % of disposable income) correct answers Rwanda: 72% of disposable income spent on food USA: 14% of disposable income spent on food The broad areas of the world where climate change is expected to have negative impacts in agricultural production correct answers from the top of Africa south The broad areas of the world where climate change is expected to have positive impacts in agricultural production correct answers from the top of Africa north The estimated impact of climate change on overall global agricultural production correct answers Generally, negatively overall - 2% per decade decrease, perhaps 20% decrease in yields by 2100 The two types of biofuel introduced in class. correct answers Ethanol and Biodiesel The one that is most important in the United States. correct answers Ethanol The two countries that produce the most biofuel globally. correct answers US and Brazil The socioeconomic conditions that made people vulnerable to famine during the Irish potato famine correct answers Staple crop failed due to blight. The socioeconomic conditions that made people vulnerable to famine during the North Korea famine of the 1990s correct answers Flooding wiped out agricultural regions. The socioeconomic conditions that made people vulnerable to famine during the 1943 Bengal Famine. correct answers Cyclone and 3 tsunamis wiped out agricultural land