What term means a shortage of food leading to starvation for many people?

• A. Elected Assembly
• B. Wolfe
• C. Famine
• D. Immigrant

Answer: (C)

A famine is a severe shortage of food that affects a large number of people and leads to starvation. It’s not just a bad harvest in one area; it’s widespread, long-lasting, and often caused by drought, war, or economic disruption that blocks the production and distribution of food. Understanding this helps explain historical crises where communities faced massive hunger and death. The other options describe things unrelated to widespread hunger: an elected assembly is a governing body, a wolf is an animal, and an immigrant is someone who moves to live in another country.