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Environmental Inequality

Question 1 • CA-Ethnic Studies

What is a food desert?

Answer
A
an area where access to affordable healthy food is limited or nonexistent
B
an area without job opportunities in food processing for local people
C
an area without large agricultural enterprises growing crops for food
D
an area where grocery stores compete with farmers’ markets to sell food

Explanation

A food desert is an area where residents have little or no access to affordable, nutritious food, often because grocery stores are far away or difficult to reach. Choice A describes this lack of access to healthy food. The other choices concern jobs, agricultural businesses, or competition between food sellers, not access for residents.

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