1 ‘Food supply can be temporarily disrupted.’


(a) What is food supply?[1]

(b) How can food supply be disrupted through
(i) natural factors? Explain your answer.[4]
(ii) human factors? Explain your answer.[4]


2 ‘Sometimes even when food supply is available, there still are people who lack access to food.
Describe, using relevant examples, how this situation may arise.[6]



3 How does globalization and trade influence access to food in DCs and LDCs? Explain your answer.[8]


TRADE : more imports to increase food supply eg. Singapore
More exports which will generate revenue eg. Thailand sells rice to the rest of the world
TRADE BARRIERS : restrict food supply eg. Gulf War : Iraqis suffered

GLOBALISATION: increase variety of food + fusion food + fast food ……give examples!


4 Describe how the lack of access to food has affected
(a) people in DCs [3]

· malnutrition amongst poor in DCs eg. Homeless and unemployed in USA – live on streets
· malnutrition due to eating disorders eg anorexia, bulimia

(b) people in LDCs [3]

malnutrition eg. Rural areas in India due to joblessness/poverty
prolonged malnutrition MAY lead to starvation eg. Ethiopia (famine due to drought)


5 Do people in DCs suffer from malnutrition? Explain your answer. [4]

YES…eating disorders eg. Bulimia and anorexia
Also, there are poor people in DCs too eg. Homeless, unemployed ppl in USA


6 Differentiate between the cause(s) and effect(s) of malnutrition and starvation. [6]

CAUSE : SEE ANSWERS ABOVE (eg. Eating disorders, poverty,etc)
EFFECT : diseases/illnesses suffered eg. Rickets, etc + death


7 Do you agree that international organisations alone can help eradicate the problem of hunger and malnutrition in the world? Explain your answer. [8]


Discuss role of international organisation eg. WFP in Cambodia, Somalia
This is usually a TEMPORARY measure – not forever
Also, help is given to selected groups of people (eg. School kids/ poor farmers/ etc) and not to EVERYONE in country
Conclusion : international organisations cannot eradicate (wipe out) hunger/malnutrition in the world
But can only alleviate (make better) the suffering of certain groups of people for a period of time

This measure must be complemented by other measures

Eg. Food subsidies for the poor (eg. UK)
Eg. Improving trade , removing trade barriers
Eg. Getting funding (eg. From IMF) to help improve education opportunities/literacy rates in the country ….will lead to economic development
Eg. Government to help people improve farming technology eg. Better seeds (HYVs) or irrigation, use machines, chemical fertilizers (ALL GREEN REVOLUTION measures)






8 What are some measures that DCs can employ to ensure food security in their countries? Explain your answer. [8]

Explain food security.
Stockpiling – explain and give examples
Food subsidies – II
Increasing food production : eg. Green Revolution, GM food is possible (because of increased food production)


9 What are some measures that LDCs can employ to ensure food security in their countries? Explain your answer. [8]

Explain food security.
- Aid from international organisations ... give examples
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Eg. Food subsidies for the poor
Eg. Improving trade , removing trade barriers
Eg. Getting funding (eg. From IMF) to help improve education opportunities/literacy rates in the country ….will lead to economic development
Eg. Government to help people improve farming technology eg. Better seeds (HYVs) or irrigation, use machines, chemical fertilizers (ALL GREEN REVOLUTION measures)