GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Underweight, Industrial Revolution, Ascii
16 Jan 2017
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Consider some of the children being born into the have-nots. This food poorly distributed, but at the global level, there is no food shortage: 800 million people go hungry, concentrated in sub_saharan. Africa and south asia: with global population continuing to grow, the food problem looks to be more serious, basic calorie requirements. Minimum of 1800 calories a day: these vary based upon. Climate: under nourishment: when calorie intake does not meet basic physiological needs, quantity and quality when it comes to food (protein, fat, vitamins, too much of certain things results in malnourishment. Other health-related issues: 800 million are undernourished. About the same number for the past 4 decades. Average consumption is 2780: higher than minimum. Spatial patterns of nutrient consumption: cultural prefenrces for certain types of food, levels of development, physical geographic conditions. Different and changing diets + projected population growth + environmental challenges. Some universities have them, mac does not: population geography.
