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1) How is purchasing more locally grown and produced foods beneficial to the environment?     a

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1) How is purchasing more locally grown and produced foods beneficial to the environment?

 

	a.	It improves the community's carbon footprint.
	b.	It halts the spread of foodborne illnesses.
	c.	It saves money.
	d.	It increases consumption of nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables.
	e.	It requires less packaging and transportation.

2. Due to limited food in the house and no money to buy additional food, Destiny does not eat some days so that her children can eat the food that is in the house. What level of food security or insecurity is Destiny experiencing?

	a.	Very low food security
	b.	High food security
	c.	Marginal food insecurity
	d.	Marginal food security
	e.	Low food security

3. A farmer avoids tilling the soil when planting crops and tries to minimize disruption of ground plants and root systems. This is a principle of ________.

	a.	precision agriculture
	b.	biodiverse farming
	c.	farm sharing
	d.	agroecology
	e.	organic farming

4. Approximately 20% of the world's population has no land or any possessions.

 

 True

 False