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Question 1 Photo: Sean Sprague There is enough food grown to feed the world’s population. True False

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True There is enough food grown in the world today for everyone to have the nourishment necessary for a healthy and productive life.

Question 2 Photo: Sean Sprague How many people suffer from malnutrition? A) 380 million B) 680 million C)1 billion

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Correct c) 1 billion An Estimated 1 billion people in the world today suffer from hunger or malnutrition. 1. 8 billion are overweight.

Question 3 Photo: P. Jeffrey / ACT-Caritas How many lives does poverty and hunger claim every day? A)10, 000 B) 25, 000 C) 50, 000

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Correct b) 25, 000 About 25, 000 people (adults and children) die every day of hunger or hungerrelated causes. This is one person every three and a half seconds; it is children who die most often. www. poverty. com

Question 4 Photo: www. flickr. com/photos/sporkist/126526910/ How much food is wasted in Australia each year? A) 10% B) 25% C) 40%

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Correct b) 25% Australians are throwing away more than 3 million tonnes of food a year, mostly because of over-shopping and waste at the table. This is more than one quarter of edible food produced in Australia every year.

Question 5 Photo: Caritas Australia How many people in the world relied on food aid from the World Food Program in 2008? A) 22 million B) 52 million C) 102 million

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Correct c) 102 million In 2008, 102 million people benefited from the World Food Program in 78 countries totalling 3. 9 million tonnes of food.

Question 6 Photo: Sean Sprague What is the biggest single cause of hunger ? A) Natural disasters B) Poverty C) Not enough food produced

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Correct b) Poverty While there is enough food produced in the world to feed everyone, people who are living in poverty don’t have enough money to buy or produce food for themselves.

Question 7 Photo: Sean Sprague Which food listed below requires the most amount of water to produce it? A) 1 kg beef B) 1 kg rice C) 1 kg soy beans

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Correct a) Beef It requires 16, 000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of beef, compared to 3, 000 L for 1 kg rice and 1, 800 L for 1 kg of soybeans. www. waterfootprint. org

Question 8 Photo: P. Jeffrey/ ACT-Caritas How long can you live without food? A) 1 -2 weeks B) 4 -6 weeks C) 7 -8 weeks

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Correct b) 4 -6 weeks Most doctors and nutritionists state that the average person can live about 4 to 6 weeks without food, but a week is a miracle without water.

Question 9 Photo: Sean Sprague How many kilojoules (k. J) does the average adult need to consume each day? A) 4, 700 k. J B) 6, 700 k. J C) 8, 700 k. J

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Correct c) 8, 700 k. J An average adult needs to consume 8, 700 k. J or 2, 100 calories per day. These k. J or calories need to be obtained from a variety of sources in order to consume the various nutrients the body needs.

Question 10 Photo: Sean Sprague For the world’s poor, what percentage of their income is spent on food? A) 30 -40% B) 50 -70% C) 80 -90%

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Correct b) 50 -70% 2. 6 billion people live on $2 a day or less. They spend approximately 50 -70% of their income on food. Thus a person living on $2 a day spends at least $1 a day on food. When food prices go up people are forced to buy less food, or cheaper food that often doesn’t provide the required nutrients.

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