the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country (its Gross Domestic Product) in a year, divided by the population

occurs when someone isn’t receiving enough calories or essential nutrients to grow and function well

the ability of people to access sufficient, safe, and nutritious food

Food resources

Geography

Natural resources: The things we use

Energy use around the world

Energy in the UK

Windfarms: Decision making exercise

Fish resources

Sustainable fishing

A solution: genetically modified crops

The future: hydroponics and aquaponics

The palm oil dilemma

Consumption and climate change

Rare earth materials

This unit teaches pupils about the growing demand for natural resources and the different renewable and non-renewable ways humans try to meet their needs. Pupils will learn the impact of overexploitation and some of the ways natural resource exploitation can be managed.

Natural resources: Can Earth meet our needs?

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

When someone doesn’t get enough nutrients

Total value of goods and services ÷ population

Which of the following might lead to someone being undernourished?

Which region is more likely to have low food security?

They eat food high in calories but low in nutrients

Why might someone be overweight but still undernourished?

Can be replaced naturally in a short time

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

What is a non-renewable resource used for energy?

Which of these is a human need that relies on natural resources?

Which resource is used to produce most of the world’s electricity?

What is the main problem with using non-renewable resources?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Food resources

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.