Hunger- A Webquest

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Goal:
Make a three- folding pamphlet informing your
peers on hunger
Topics to Include
What is hunger?
What are symptoms of hunger?
What causes hunger?
Who are the hungry
What is hunger?
Go to the website: http://www.wfp.org/
Click on the “Hunger” Tab
Click on the “What is Hunger”
What is Hunger?
Make sure to explain
The recommended daily intake of calories
About how many people are currently affected by
hunger
Hunger is a greater risk to health than which three
illnesses listed online?
Symptoms of Hunger
Use information from http://www.wfp.org/ under
the Hunger  What is Hunger Tab.
Go to the
website:http://www.livestrong.com/article/16711
9-signs-symptoms-of-fatigue-excessive-hunger/
to find more information on symptoms of hunger.
Symptoms of Hunger
State and explain the different symptoms of
hunger
Causes of Hunger
Go to the website: http://www.wfp.org/
Click on the “Hunger” Tab
Click on “Causes of Hunger”
Causes of Hunger
List the different causes of hunger and explain
why each one is a cause.
What is the single most common cause of food
shortage in the world?
Why is there hunger if according to the section
on Agricultural Infrastructure, all countries have
a better than average growth of crops?
Who Are The Hungry?
Go to the website: http://www.wfp.org/
Click on the “Hunger” Tab
Click on “Who are the Hungry”
Who Are The Hungry?
The greatest concentration of hungry people
can be found in what region on Earth?
List the 4 population types that are at most risk
for hunger.
Why are women emphasized as the most at risk
populations for hunger?
Who Are The Hungry? Statistics!
Solve the following problems to put statistics
into your section, “Who are the Hungry?”
Solve the problems with ratio tables on a scrap
sheet of paper!
Who Are The Hungry? –
Statistics!
3 out of 4 hungry people live in rural areas. If there is a
total of 925, 000, 000 hungry people, how many of
them live in rural areas?
50% of hungry people are farmers. How many of the
925 million hungry people are farmers?
If 2 out of 5 women in a village are hungry, how many
women are hungry in a village with 25 women?
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