6.11 Quiz: Food as a Resource
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Which of the following advances in food production were attributed to the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s?
drought-resistant varieties of crop plants
Which of the following factors contributed to the Great Famine in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century?
plant disease
Which continent has the highest proportion of food-insecure people?
Africa
What is the most likely effect that a war might have on food security?
Crops would be burned and convoys attacked to deny food sources to the enemy.
What happens to the food supply when food prices are high?
The food supply gets shifted from the poor to the wealthy.
