At the Global Level,which Statement Best Explains the Fact That

question 245

Multiple Choice

At the global level,which statement best explains the fact that around one-fifth of the world's human population subsists on insufficient and inadequate diets?

• A) Extra food is produced but often does not get to those who need it.
• B) Rapid population growth has outstripped increases in world food production.
• C) Environmental degradation has curtailed increases in world food production.
• D) World food production is insufficient due to the inefficiencies of socialism.

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