Food Supply Glossary Quiz Flashcards
Agriculture
The growing of food
Climate Change
Gradual changes in the Earth’s temperatures
Desertification
The degrading of productive land to a less fertile, desert-like condition
Drought
A long period without rain
Famine
An extreme scarcity of food
Food Desert
A place were there is no nearby source of healthful food
Food security
Regular access to sufficient and nutritious food
Inflation
Rising prices for goods
Infrastructure
Permanent structures that are built for public use such as roads, bridges, dams, and irrigation systems.
Livelihood
The way a person earns his or her own living
Livestock
Animals raised for meat or milk
Malnutrition
Poor health caused by lack of adequate food
Monsoon
A seasonal rain of South Asia
Pasture
Land were animals can graze
Yield
The amount of crops a piece of land can produce per acre
