Sourcing our food
I can explain the impact that climatic and seasonal differences have on food availability.
Sourcing our food
I can explain the impact that climatic and seasonal differences have on food availability.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Many food crops can only be grown in places with the right climatic conditions
- Some food crops grown in the UK are only ‘in season’ for part of the year because of the UK’s temperate climate
- Seasonal differences between the northern and southern hemispheres mean that some crops are imported out of season
- Atlases can be used to investigate the location and climate zones of the place of origin of imported food crops
Common misconception
All the food we eat comes from the UK.
A lot of the food we eat comes from different countries.
Keywords
Imported - Goods that are imported are brought in from another country
Climate - Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)
Harvested - When a crop is harvested it is picked, cut or gathered ready for use
Out of season - Out of season means the time of year when a food is not naturally ready for harvesting
Hemisphere - A hemisphere is half of Earth, usually divided into the Northern or Southern Hemisphere by the Equator, or Eastern and Western hemispheres by a line that runs through the poles
Equipment
Atlases, information books and/or access to the internet
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
The Andes
South East Asia
East Africa
Central America
this helps food to last longer, so it is available year round
the time of year when a food is naturally ready for harvesting
the process of turning raw materials into food that can be eaten
Exit quiz
6 Questions
bring good in from another country
pick, cut or gathering food ready for use
the time of year when a food is not naturally ready for harvesting