Goods that are imported are brought in from another country

Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)

When a crop is harvested it is picked, cut or gathered ready for use

Out of season means the time of year when a food is not naturally ready for harvesting

A hemisphere is half of Earth, usually divided into the Northern or Southern Hemisphere by the Equator, or Eastern and Western hemispheres by a line that runs through the poles

Sourcing our food

Geography

The geography of food

Changes in the foods we eat

The distance food travels

Making our food

World food supplies

Food and climate change

The future of food production

This unit provides a foundation for 'Global trade: How do we get our stuff?'.

It builds on 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?', 'Land use: How diverse are local and UK landscapes?', 'UK region: Why is the Lake District a National Park?' and 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places?', extending and deepening pupils’ understanding of economic activities through investigating food production, processing, distribution and consumption at a range of scales.  

This unit explores how food is produced and distributed, both locally and globally. Pupils investigate where different foods come from, how diets are changing, and what environmental and social factors shape food production and supply.

Farms and factories: where does our food come from?

pick, cut or gathering food ready for use

the time of year when a food is not naturally ready for harvesting

Match the key word to the correct definition. 

Which of these foods are grown in the UK?

How can you lengthen the growing season for a crop?

How can we get apples in the UK all year round?

Match the food to the correct place of origin.

gases that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere

Put these times in history in order, the oldest first.

The easier and quicker distribution of food.

Which of these are positives to transporting food around the world?

this helps food to last longer, so it is available year round

the time of year when a food is naturally ready for harvesting

the process of turning raw materials into food that can be eaten

Match the word to the correct definition.

Which of these are examples of early food processing?

Sourcing our food

Lesson outcome