Environmental Science
Environmental Science
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780073532547
Author: William P Cunningham Prof., Mary Ann Cunningham Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.1CTDQ
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Whether people should worry about hunger and also, the factors that influence the degree to which people worry about hunger in the world.

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Answer to Problem 9.1CTDQ

People should worry about hunger or not depends upon the area where they live. And the media is one of the factors that influence the about the hunger in the world.

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Food is an essential component for our body. It is required for a healthy and productive life. Globally, people consume an average of nearly 3000kcal per day.

In developing countries, people should worry about hunger. But people living in developed countries like the United States do not worry about hunger or think about it, as people do in developing countries because the variety and abundance of food is present in developed countries that allow people of developed countries to concentrate on other aspects of their lives those result in a happier and healthier population.

The factor that influences the people to worry about hunger in the world is media from which people come to know about worldwide hunger. Starving children with flies slitheringon their faces can be a great impetus for individuals to give time and money to associations that endeavor to fight poverty andcraving around the world.

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