Year 6 - Geography
Supermarkets and global supply chains
Global trade: how do we get our stuff?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores global trade and how goods are produced, transported and consumed around the world. Pupils investigate imports, exports, supply chains and the role of ethical trading in shaping how we access everyday items.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand that most of the supermarkets in the UK are global companies and describe how they get their food from global supply chains.
Key Notes
- Supermarkets have become the main way people shop for food.
- Many supermarkets in the UK are global companies which means they operate in different countries around the world.
- Supermarkets sell many different goods and food items, all of which have their own complex supply chains.
Vocabulary To Learn
- global company: A global company operates in many different countries.
- supply chain: A supply chain is all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers.
- raw material: Raw materials are things that can be grown or dug out of the ground and processed or used in the manufacture of goods.
- processing: Processing means making changes to a food's natural state. An example is cooking beans in a tomato sauce and preserving them in tins.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The supply chain starts from where the product is processed.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Supermarkets have become the main way people shop for food. Many supermarkets in the UK are global companies which means they operate in different countries around the world.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'global company'
A global company operates in many different countries.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: The supply chain starts from where the product is processed. Correction: The supply chain starts from the extraction of the raw materials.
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