POLS103 - Exam 2 (Food)

True or False. The Russian war against Ukraine affects food prices by altering the supply of staples like wheat.

Increasing the yield and number of harvests (supply) does what to food prices if demand remains steady?

The grandfather of the Green Revolution, this man won a Nobel Peace Prize for his creation of high-yield wheat.

Eutrophication has to do with what input?

True or False. Food deserts only occur in poor countries that cannot produce enough food for their populations.

When a government pays farmers to sell products below production costs, they are giving farmers what type of payment?

True or False. The world produces enough food for all, but hunger occurs in part b/c of poor access and distribution.

Concept that resources should be used so that we have enough for today w/out hurting availabity for future users…

True or False. Most countries take a laissez-faire approach to food policy, relying solely on the markets to set prices.

True or False. The policies of Stalin(USSR), Mao (China) & the Kim's (DPRK) have proven dictatorships never have famines

Primary cause of arable land loss in regions like the Sahel in Africa or near the Gobi in Central Asia