Lesson 3.4.5

3.4.5 Is there hope for the future of food? Quiz: OCR Geography, Unit 8

20 questions

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Lesson 3.4.5, Is there hope for the future of food?: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR Geography (H481), Unit 8: Future of Food, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which global organisation regulates international agricultural trade rules and tariffs?

    • World Trade Organization
    • World Food Programme
    • Food and Agriculture Organization
    • International Monetary Fund

  2. What type of company is Unilever in the global food supply system?

    • Non-governmental organisation
    • Fairtrade cooperative
    • Transnational corporation
    • Local agribusiness

  3. Which supermarket chain exemplifies the influence of food retailers on supply chains?

    • Oxfam
    • Tesco
    • Unilever
    • Cargill

  4. What term describes large-scale commercial farming run as a corporate business?

    • Agribusiness
    • Subsistence farming
    • Permaculture
    • Pastoral nomadism

  5. Which organisation guarantees smallholder farmers a fair minimum price for crops?

    • Unilever
    • World Trade Organization
    • Tesco
    • Fairtrade Foundation

  6. Sending emergency food packages immediately after a drought is an example of what?

    • Short-term relief
    • System redesign
    • Capacity building
    • Agricultural reform

  7. Teaching farmers sustainable techniques to build long-term resilience is known as what?

    • Capacity building
    • Tariff protection
    • Export dumping
    • Short-term relief

  8. What approach completely restructures food production systems to ensure long-term sustainability?

    • System redesign
    • Short-term relief
    • Price capping
    • Emergency aid

  9. Which technique involves small-scale, low-cost technologies suited to local community needs?

    • Genetic modification
    • Appropriate technology
    • High-tech hydroponics
    • Industrial agribusiness

  10. Installing drip irrigation powered by local solar pumps in low-income regions is what strategy?

    • Multilateral aid
    • Bottom-up strategy
    • Top-down strategy
    • Global trade policy

  11. What major criticism is often made against high agricultural subsidies in developed nations?

    • Soil salinisation
    • High retail prices
    • Unfair market competition
    • Reduced crop yields

  12. Which large-scale technological technique grows crops without soil using nutrient-rich water?

    • Agroforestry
    • Intercropping
    • Permaculture
    • Hydroponics

  13. How do food retailers like supermarkets influence global food production standards?

    • Setting strict specifications
    • Subsidising trade tariffs
    • Regulating global trade
    • Banning all pesticides

  14. What is a major disadvantage of relying heavily on short-term food aid?

    • Rapid crop disease
    • Local market dependency
    • Increased soil erosion
    • High technological cost

  15. Which agricultural strategy combines trees and crops to increase soil fertility and yield?

    • Monoculture
    • Hydroponics
    • Commercial pastoralism
    • Agroforestry

  16. What trading mechanism reduces the impact of global food price volatility on smallholders?

    • Export quotas
    • Import tariffs
    • Minimum guaranteed prices
    • Subsidised dumping

  17. Which geopolitical barrier prevents poorer nations from competing in global agricultural markets?

    • Microfinance loans
    • Fairtrade standards
    • Organic certifications
    • Protectionist tariffs

  18. How does top-down mega-irrigation differ fundamentally from small-scale rainwater harvesting?

    • Greater local ownership
    • Higher capital cost
    • Zero environmental impact
    • Lower water yield

  19. Why might Green Revolution high-yielding crop varieties reduce food security for poorer farmers?

    • Increased soil moisture
    • Lower grain yields
    • High input costs
    • Reduced pest vulnerability

  20. What key feature defines bilateral aid agreements in global agricultural development?

    • Direct country-to-country assistance
    • Global tariff elimination
    • Universal price fixing
    • Multilateral trade bans

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