Question 1
Refer to the Newsela article "The Relationship between Hunger and War."

Part A

What is the relationship between conflict and famine?


All historical famines were caused by warfare.


Around half of all famines are caused by armed conflict.


Famines caused by drought outnumber those caused by warfare.


Famine and war are often interrelated.

Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?


"Food insecurity occurs when there is a lack of food or it is too expensive."

"A 2018 U.N. report called the situation in Yemen "the worst human-made disaster in the modern history of the world."

“South Sudan was also the world's most dangerous nation for aid workers in 2017."

“Many of the worst wars of our time are accompanied by mass starvation. In some cases, starvation is used as a weapon."