NUFD 153 MIDTERM REVIEW QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT true of Iodine Deficiency Disorder? - Answers - They
Affect 7 Million People
-They really affect 2 Billion
What Does Vitamin A deficiency cause - Answers - Blindness
In the following countries, more than 45% of the population is affected by IODINE
DEFICIENCY and more than 45% of preschool children and women of child-bearing
age are deficient in Vitamin A - Answers - Ethiopia and Central African Republic
What countries residents are at HIGHEST risk of dying from CORONARY HEART
DISEASE? - Answers - RUSSIA
According to the 2003 data from atlas, which country below has the lowest percentage
of its population living with diabetes?? - Answers -
Which of the following is NOT part of the phenomena that characterize the nutrition
transition? - Answers -
As countries such as Brazil and China get wealthier their residents usually eat more
cereals and vegetables - Answers - FALSE
Which of the following is not a problem associated with live animal transport - Answers
- It allows consumers to have freshly slaughtered meat
What is the key factor driving the unprecedented growth in global food trade since the
1990s? - Answers - Regional and Global Trade Agreements
19th European colonialism left a lasting legacy in Africa. Significantly much of Africa
was forced into exporting raw materials (food and natural resources) to Europe. One
way European countries have tried to make up for its colonial past is by setting up
preferential trade agreements that supports farmers in former colonies. For ex: Europe
has supported small -scale banana growers in Africa by allowing them duty free access
to Europes market. What has threatened this arrangement? - Answers - Disputes at
the World Trade Organization to liberalize banana trade.
Of the countries listed below which one provides the lowest amount of financial support
to its farmers as a percentage of total farm receipts (as averaged from 2004-2006? -
Answers - USA
, Many countries with malnutrition and undernutrition are also countries with economics
that are predominantly agricultural. What reasons explain why farming countries are
mostly poor countries too - Answers - 1)farming is risky
2)Farmers get only small fractions of the money made selling their productions (mainly
to wholesaler)
3)Farmers are in competition with each other (competition drives prices down)
Which religions have more than two countries for which food exports make up at least
25% of all exports? - Answers -
How is fair trade certification promoting sustainable development? - Answers - By
providing food aid from the Global North
How is fair trade an improvement over the conventional international trading system?
Click all that apply - Answers -
What religion is most of todays cocoa grown? - Answers - West Africa
In what religion was cocoa domesticated and first cultivated? - Answers - Central or
South America
Which of the following statements best describe Kelsey Timmerman's goal in writing the
book "where am I eating" - Answers - To help understand the significance and
implications of the new way which we are interconnected
What does Timmerman suggest is one of the real problems with child labor in cocoa
production? - Answers - We consumers in the Global North, value chocolate but we
want it for as cheap as possible
How did Malawi prevent famine in 2007? - Answers -
What happened to Ivory Coast after cocoa prices plummeted in 1989? - Answers -
What country does half of the cocoa used in US chocolate come from ? - Answers -
Has slavery been eradicated? unfortunately workers in agriculture still labor in slave-like
conditions globally. How many people work as slaves globally according to the
international Labour Organization? - Answers - ABOUT 21 MILLION
which of the following is NOT a consequence of IMF-led Structural Adjustment
Programs in Ivory-Coast - Answers -
Which of the following is not one of the several fair trade principles? - Answers -
What percentage of farmers globally live in poverty - Answers - 60%
ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT true of Iodine Deficiency Disorder? - Answers - They
Affect 7 Million People
-They really affect 2 Billion
What Does Vitamin A deficiency cause - Answers - Blindness
In the following countries, more than 45% of the population is affected by IODINE
DEFICIENCY and more than 45% of preschool children and women of child-bearing
age are deficient in Vitamin A - Answers - Ethiopia and Central African Republic
What countries residents are at HIGHEST risk of dying from CORONARY HEART
DISEASE? - Answers - RUSSIA
According to the 2003 data from atlas, which country below has the lowest percentage
of its population living with diabetes?? - Answers -
Which of the following is NOT part of the phenomena that characterize the nutrition
transition? - Answers -
As countries such as Brazil and China get wealthier their residents usually eat more
cereals and vegetables - Answers - FALSE
Which of the following is not a problem associated with live animal transport - Answers
- It allows consumers to have freshly slaughtered meat
What is the key factor driving the unprecedented growth in global food trade since the
1990s? - Answers - Regional and Global Trade Agreements
19th European colonialism left a lasting legacy in Africa. Significantly much of Africa
was forced into exporting raw materials (food and natural resources) to Europe. One
way European countries have tried to make up for its colonial past is by setting up
preferential trade agreements that supports farmers in former colonies. For ex: Europe
has supported small -scale banana growers in Africa by allowing them duty free access
to Europes market. What has threatened this arrangement? - Answers - Disputes at
the World Trade Organization to liberalize banana trade.
Of the countries listed below which one provides the lowest amount of financial support
to its farmers as a percentage of total farm receipts (as averaged from 2004-2006? -
Answers - USA
, Many countries with malnutrition and undernutrition are also countries with economics
that are predominantly agricultural. What reasons explain why farming countries are
mostly poor countries too - Answers - 1)farming is risky
2)Farmers get only small fractions of the money made selling their productions (mainly
to wholesaler)
3)Farmers are in competition with each other (competition drives prices down)
Which religions have more than two countries for which food exports make up at least
25% of all exports? - Answers -
How is fair trade certification promoting sustainable development? - Answers - By
providing food aid from the Global North
How is fair trade an improvement over the conventional international trading system?
Click all that apply - Answers -
What religion is most of todays cocoa grown? - Answers - West Africa
In what religion was cocoa domesticated and first cultivated? - Answers - Central or
South America
Which of the following statements best describe Kelsey Timmerman's goal in writing the
book "where am I eating" - Answers - To help understand the significance and
implications of the new way which we are interconnected
What does Timmerman suggest is one of the real problems with child labor in cocoa
production? - Answers - We consumers in the Global North, value chocolate but we
want it for as cheap as possible
How did Malawi prevent famine in 2007? - Answers -
What happened to Ivory Coast after cocoa prices plummeted in 1989? - Answers -
What country does half of the cocoa used in US chocolate come from ? - Answers -
Has slavery been eradicated? unfortunately workers in agriculture still labor in slave-like
conditions globally. How many people work as slaves globally according to the
international Labour Organization? - Answers - ABOUT 21 MILLION
which of the following is NOT a consequence of IMF-led Structural Adjustment
Programs in Ivory-Coast - Answers -
Which of the following is not one of the several fair trade principles? - Answers -
What percentage of farmers globally live in poverty - Answers - 60%
