A Period of Extreme Food Shortage Resulting in Widespread Starvation

question 16

Multiple Choice

A period of extreme food shortage resulting in widespread starvation and death is best termed

• A)a plague.
• B)a famine.
• C)food poverty.
• D)food insecurity.
• E)epidemic starvation.

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Definitions:

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