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11.4. Explain how globalization is shaping the environment.
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about food insecurity.
Complete the passage by filling in the blank(s). Drag the word(s) below to fill in the blank(s) or use your keyboard to choose word(s) from the dropdown menus.
Today –
people suffer from food insecurity—not knowing where they will get an adequate supply of food for the day. Of those facing food insecurity, 75 percent are –
and 50 percent are –
. Twenty-five percent of the world’s undernourished people are –
. Urban and rural populations are closely connected, as many urban dwellers are migrants and children of migrants from rural peasant communities.
1 billionurban dwellers2 billionrural dwellerspeasant familiesIndigenous persons500 million

Answer 1

Today, **1 billion** people suffer from food insecurity—not knowing where they will get an adequate supply of food for the day. Of those facing food insecurity, 75 percent are **rural dwellers** and 50 percent are **peasant families**. Twenty-five percent of the world’s undernourished people are **urban dwellers**. Urban and rural populations are closely connected, as many urban dwellers are migrants and children of migrants from rural peasant communities.