Food Insecurity

What factor is attributed to the rise in food insecurity in the US?

• Decrease in population

• Inflation and rising food costs

• Increase in agricultural production

• Technological advancements.

Fill in the blank: The UN projects that food insecurity numbers will increase by another _______ million people next year.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Fill in the blank: The report attributes the spike in food insecurity to _______ and rising food costs.

• Decrease in population

• Inflation

• Technological advancements

• Increase in agricultural production

What percentage of the USA is suffering from food insecurity?

• 10.5%

• 21.7%

• 17.2%

• 7.1%

How many people in the USA are food insecure?

• 16.2 million

• 24.6 million

• 37.2 million

• 41.2 million

1 in 4 URI students are food insecure

• False

• True

In general, how many categories of food insecurity are there?

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 8

What is a food desert?

• A grocery located in the middle of the desert

• A neighborhood having a lot of grocery stores in the area

• A neighborhood with very limited access to full-service grocery stores

• A neighborhood with grocery stores with a variety of nutritious foods

What is the definition of food insecurity?

• Lack of access to sufficient food

• Excessive food consumption

• Balanced diet

• Overproduction of food

Which of the following is a synonym for 'insecurity'?

• Confidence

• Certainty

• Doubt

• Assurance