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Food resources in the UK

Resources in the UK

Unit Summary

This unit teaches pupils about natural resources in the UK. Pupils will learn about the demand and provision of food, water and energy in the UK and the associated opportunities and challenges.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain how changing demand for food in the UK creates opportunities and challenges.

Key Notes

  • Changing demand for food in the UK creates opportunities and challenges.
  • There is growing demand for high-value food exports from LICs, seasonal food (all-year) and organic produce.
  • There is a move towards local food sourcing to reduce carbon footprints.
  • There is a trend towards agribusiness.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • organic produce: food grown without the use of artificial chemicals, such as fertiliser and pesticide
  • carbon footprint: a measurement of all greenhouse gas emissions associated with a good or service (or lifestyle), expressed as tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent
  • agribusiness: an intensive farming system often involving high capital costs to maximise profits
  • food miles: the distance food is transported from the producer to consumers

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Organic farmers do not use fertiliser on their crops.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.

Changing demand for food in the UK creates opportunities and challenges. There is growing demand for high-value food exports from LICs, seasonal food (all-year) and organic produce.

2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'organic produce'

food grown without the use of artificial chemicals, such as fertiliser and pesticide.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: Organic farmers do not use fertiliser on their crops. Correction: Organic farming does involve the use of fertiliser but not the use of artificial chemical fertiliser (e.g. derived from fossil fuels). For example, farmyard manure is a good source of nutrients for crops on an organic farm but so too is seaweed.

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