Global food production and its impacts
I can identify different sources of food, explain why food production is sometimes harmful to the planet and know what sustainable farming is.
Global food production and its impacts
I can identify different sources of food, explain why food production is sometimes harmful to the planet and know what sustainable farming is.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The food we eat is derived from plants and animals and relies on other natural resources of energy, water, and soil.
- Large-scale food production can have a damaging effect on the planet.
- More sustainable farming practices are less harmful to the environment and plant and animal habitats.
Common misconception
All food is grown on farms.
Food we eat can be grown, reared or caught.
Keywords
Rear - Some farmers rear animals - they breed and raise them for food.
Arable farm - Crops such as corn, vegetables, and rice are grown on arable farms.
Pastoral farm - Animals are reared for products such as meat and dairy items on pastoral farms.
Sustainable farming - Sustainable farming means growing crops and rearing animals in a way that damages the environment as little as possible.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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
Exit quiz
6 Questions
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
caught
reared
grown