Some farmers rear animals - they breed and raise them for food.

Crops such as corn, vegetables, and rice are grown on arable farms.

Animals are reared for products such as meat and dairy items on pastoral farms.

Sustainable farming means growing crops and rearing animals in a way that damages the environment as little as possible.

Global food production and its impacts

Geography

This unit supports 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?' and learning about why the Amazon matters, with its vast natural resources of water, forests and biodiversity, and to 'Energy: How do we power the world?', which explores energy in more detail.

This builds on 'Local area: Why are trees and forests important?', learning about the value of trees as a natural resource in the local area to learn about different types of natural resources globally, their unequal distribution, and some of the threats they face or pose.

Natural resources: what are they, where are they found, why are they important?

crops such as corn, tomatoes and rice are grown

animals are reared for products such as meat and dairy items 

meets the needs of farming now without affecting farming in the future

Match each type of farming to its correct definition.

What natural resources does growing food use?

How much of Earth’s surface is used in agricultural food production?

What global problem does agriculture cause?

a reduced number of plant and animal species 

What problems does increased deforestation cause?

resources that will not be used up or run out

comes from heat contained within the Earth’s crust

formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants/living things

Match each keyword to the correct definition.

equal amounts from renewable and non-renewable energy

Where does most of the energy used in the UK come from?

When fossil fuels are burnt for energy, they cause air {{}}.

What is the name of the gases that are released when fossil fuels are burnt and then cause global warming?

Which of these images show the effects of climate change?

Starter Quiz