Factors Affecting Food Security Quiz

What is meant by ‘food security’?

How can a rapidly increasing human population make it harder to achieve food security?

In a richer country, more people are choosing to eat meat instead of plant-based foods. How could this change affect global food security?

A new plant disease spreads through wheat fields in a region and kills many of the wheat plants. How is this most likely to affect food security in that region?

Which environmental change is most likely to reduce food security for farmers in a hot, dry country?

Which example shows an unsustainable use of a natural resource that could reduce food security in the future?

For people living in an area where there is a long-lasting war, why might food security become poor?

Some farmers cannot afford fertilisers, good-quality seeds or modern machinery. How can this affect food security in their country?