World food supplies
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and explain reasons why some people don’t have enough to eat and share my opinions about potential actions that can be taken to help end world hunger.
Key learning points
- The causes of insufficient access to food are complex.
- Hunger can happen to people all over the world but there are more people going hungry in some countries than others.
- There are different ways to take action against hunger; some of these are short-term and some are long-term.
- It is important to listen to and consider the viewpoints of others when working in a group.
Keywords
Malnutrition - Malnutrition is caused by not having enough of the right foods that your body needs to be healthy
Starvation - Starvation is suffering or death caused by having not enough or nothing to eat
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures
Poverty - Poverty is not having enough money to afford basic human needs such as food, clothing or somewhere to live
Common misconception
Difficulty in understanding how different causes overlap to cause hunger.
A consequence chain (see Lesson 5) could be used to investigate the potential impacts of different causes of hunger.
Teacher tip
Learners could investigate the other Sustainable Development Goals and the action that is being taken to achieve these.
Equipment
Scissors required
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where are cocoa beans found on the plant?
Q2.Cocoa beans are grown at low latitudes in climates
Q3.Fairtrade helps cocoa farmers by...
Q4.What do these stages of chocolate production involve?
the cocoa pods are cut down
the beans are dried in the sun
the nibs and shells are separated
the nibs are ground to make a paste
the chocolate is shaped
Q5.Match the key term with its correct definition.
every step a product goes through to be made
people or businesses that sell goods
person or company that makes goods to sell
Q6.Which of these statements are solutions for farmers in the cocoa supply chain.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is climate change?
Q2.Match the key term to the correct definition.
not having enough of the right foods that your body needs to be health
suffering or death caused by having not enough or nothing to eat.
no access to basic human needs such as food, clothing and shelter
Q3.Which statements correctly describe the Sustainable Development Goals?
Q4.Which of these are natural disasters?
Q5.What percentage of the world go to bed hungry?
Q6.Whoch of these are long-term responses to hunger.
To help you plan your 6 geography lesson on: World food supplies, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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