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The primary cause of undernutrition is poverty.A) True B) False 2
Undernutrition is the most common form of malnutrition among the world's poor.A) True B) False 3
The risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes highlights the gap between developing and industrialized countries.A) True B) False 4
The greatest risk from undernutrition during pregnancy is borne by the fetus (infant).A) True B) False 5
Deficiencies of iron affect few people worldwide.A) True B) False 6
The effects of years of undernutrition can be overcome in several weeks on a high-protein, high-carbohydrate diet.A) True B) False 7
Compared with other industrialized countries, the United States has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world.A) True B) False 8
World population is rapidly outstripping the global food supply.A) True B) False 9
Traditionally, poorer people bear more children.A) True B) False 10
In developing countries, the urban population consists mostly of the poor.A) True B) False 11
Wherever they live, a key factor for the health of people is a safe water supply.A) True B) False 12
The long-term solution to world hunger is direct food aid from industrialized nations to developing nations.A) True B) False 13
Delivery of food supplies to hungry people in developing nations remains a large problem.A) True B) False 14
Extensive mechanization would solve hunger in developing countries.A) True B) False 15
Hunger remains a problem in North America because of insufficient funds and food to serve the growing population.A) True B) False