Identifying Famine-Contributing Factors

Steps:

• Recall common famine causes: drought, conflict, poor governance, economic issues; exclude unrelated like floods or soil fertility alone.
• Evaluate each factor against definitions: famine stems from food shortages due to environmental, political, or economic disruptions.
• Match sequence to choice: yes for drought (1), no for floods (2), yes for war (3), yes for sanctions (4), no for high soil fertility (5).
• Select option aligning with 3 yeses in positions 1,3,4.

Why B is correct:

• B (yes, no, yes, yes, no) matches standard famine factors: environmental stress (drought), conflict (war), and economic barriers (sanctions) per UN famine definitions.

Why the others are wrong:

• A omits economic sanctions, a key contributor.
• C misses drought and war, primary triggers.
• D includes floods, which rarely cause famine alone.

Final answer: B