Individual food security: (Multiple Choice)

Individual food security:
 
  a. Is a bigger problem than global food security.
  b. Is enhanced by economic development.
  c. Is enhanced by agricultural development.
  d. b and c above.
  e. All of the above.

Question 2

The Meat Inspection Act was not rewritten from 1907 through 1967 .
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 3

Farmers and environmentalists have tended to be allies on land retirement programs.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

Taxation is basically ineffective in reducing consumption of pesticides because the demand for them often is highly inelastic. (
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

The U.S. farmer:
 
  a. Cannot compete with cheap labor unless subsidized.
  b. Cannot compete with cheap land in Brazil unless subsidized.
  c. Has lost his/her comparative advantage.
  d. Can compete only with superior management, technology, and economic stability.
  e. a and b above.

Question 6

Which of the following reflects the relation between economic growth and pollution:
 
  a. Pollution increases with economic growth.
  b. Pollution decreases with economic growth.
  c. People with higher incomes are willing to invest more in amenities that protect forests and parklands.
  d. a and c above.
  e. b and c above.