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

Processing means making changes to a food’s natural state. An example is cooking beans in a tomato sauce and preserving them in tins

Distributing is delivering something out to where it is needed

Retailers are people or businesses that sell goods

If something is produced commercially it is made for the purpose of making money

The geography of food

Geography

Changes in the foods we eat

Sourcing our food

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?

making changes to a food’s natural state

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

delivering something out to where it is needed

Match the key term to the correct definition

Put these different stages of food production in the correct order

Which of these are parts of food production?

What percentage of food in the UK is wasted?

Delivering something out to where it is needed

It is made for the purpose of making money

Match the key word to the correct definition.

What is usually used for the packaging of bread in supermarkets?

Asia, Africa and Europe are examples of ...

Farming is an example of an __________ activity, as it creates jobs and makes money.

There are different __________ zones across the world, this means different crops can be grown.

The geography of food

Lesson outcome