Year 11 - Geography
Global patterns of food security
Global pattern of food resources
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Unit Summary
This unit, comprising of three variants, teaches pupils about global inequalities in food, water and energy production and consumption. Pupils learn about resource security and about sustainable futures.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe inequalities in global food security and explain the impacts of food insecurity on people, economies and the environment.
Key Notes
- Globally, there are areas of food surplus (security) and food deficit (insecurity).
- There are global inequalities in food supply and calorie intake.
- 30% of the global population is affected by moderate or severe food insecurity.
- Impacts of food insecurity include famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices and social unrest.
Vocabulary To Learn
- food security: when people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life
- food insecurity: being without reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious food
- famine: a widespread, serious shortage of food; in the worst cases leading to starvation and death
- undernutrition: when people do not consume enough nutrients to cover their needs for energy and growth, or to maintain a healthy immune system
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Most people around the world are food insecure.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Globally, there are areas of food surplus (security) and food deficit (insecurity). There are global inequalities in food supply and calorie intake.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'food security'
when people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Most people around the world are food insecure. Correction: Thirty per cent are food insecure, meaning 70% experience food security. (Food security for all remains a UN target for 2030 and a key priority for governments around the world.).
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