Food resources
I can describe global patterns of food security and explain factors that affect food security.
- Year 9
Food resources
I can describe global patterns of food security and explain factors that affect food security.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Roughly one-third of all food produced globally is wasted every year, even as nearly 800 million people go hungry.
- Generally people in countries with a higher GDP per capita buy more food.
- Food security is the ability of people to access sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.
- Poverty, conflict, natural disasters and soil quality affect food security.
- Undernourishment occurs when someone isn’t receiving enough calories or essential nutrients to grow and function well.
Keywords
GDP/capita - the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country (its Gross Domestic Product) in a year, divided by the population
Undernourished - occurs when someone isn’t receiving enough calories or essential nutrients to grow and function well
Food security - the ability of people to access sufficient, safe, and nutritious food
Common misconception
It is not possible to be overweight and undernourished at the same time.
Undernourishment occurs when someone isn’t receiving enough calories or essential nutrients to grow and function well. So it is possible to over eat but not eat enough of the right foods to acquire sufficient nutrients.
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keyword to its definition:
Q2.Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Q3.What is a non-renewable resource used for energy?
Q4.Which of these is a human need that relies on natural resources?
Q5.Which resource is used to produce most of the world’s electricity?
Q6.What is the main problem with using non-renewable resources?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keyword to its definition:
