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Revision notes on 10.1.5 Food Security for the AQA A Level Geography syllabus, written by the Geography experts at Save My Exams.
Define food security according to the FAO when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
- Climate – global warming is increasing temperatures by around 0.2°C every 10 years. Rainfall is increasing in some places, but decreasing in others. Higher temperatures and unreliable rainfall make farming difficult, especially for those farming marginal land Land that is difficult to develop and yields little profit., who already struggle to survive.
- Technology – improvements in technology have increased the amount of food available. Technology can overcome temperature, water and nutrient deficiencies in the form of greenhouses, irrigation and fertilisers.
- Pests and disease – pesticide A chemical used to kill pests, such as the potato cyst nematode which is a pest that destroys potato crops. have increased crop yields.
- Water stress – irrigation The channelling of water from rivers and streams to fields in order to help crops grow. systems provide water for countries with unreliable or low rainfall.
The definition of food security is when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
- Food Insecurity and Hunger: Globally
- Taking Action Globally
- Food Insecurity and Hunger: Locally
- Taking Action Locally
- (1 of 1) Problem Tree
- Leaves/branches: Effects
- Trunk: Problem
- Feeding Populations in the Future
- Leaves/branches: Outcomes
- Summarizing Your Investigation
- When summarizing your investigation, keep the following in mind:
- Creating the Action Plan
People are considered food secure when they have availability and adequate access at all times to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. Food security is a complex sustainable-development issue, linked to health through malnutrition, but also to sustainable economic development, environment, and trade. Food ins...
There are a number of ways that students can take action in their own school and community to help developing communities around the world improve their food security. Some ideas include: Volunteer at an organization that works for global issues—many organizations offer ways to get involved on their websites and in their offices Collect supplies (i...
Over the past decade, reliance on supplemental nutrition programs has more than doubled, and the strain to afford healthy, nutritious food has been felt in communities across America. Hunger is an issue that can affect people in different situations. Some people need support over longer periods, but most require help only occasionally or for a shor...
Within their local or national community, students can: Work with a local organization addressing the topic Collect goods and items that support the needs of organizations and their local beneficiaries (e.g., non-perishable items for food banks, warm clothes, and personal hygiene products for the local homeless shelter, etc.) Create and deliver an ...
Students will learn more about the issue they are tackling as they apply what they have learned, along with their critical thinking skills, to consider the causes and effects of the problem presented through the issue.
These are the results created by the problem. At first, this part of the issue appears easy to tackle, but when leaves and branches are trimmed, they grow back quickly. Consider the multi-layered effects, or “effects of effects,” that can arise when a problem goes unaddressed. Always ask: “Then what happens?” Ex. Fatigue
This is the key issue that is being studied. Because it is not as apparent as the leaves, the core problem itself sometimes takes a little longer to identify. Ex. Food
Instructions: For your assigned topic, fill in the graphic organizer below, explaining the nature of the strategy and the advantages and disadvantages that would come with implementing it. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY—
These are the results created by the solution. Results may appear as straightforward as having achieved goals, but when you consider the ripple effects and outcomes of sustainable results, the impact is far-reaching and long-lasting. Always ask: “Then what happens?” Trunk: Problem Trunk: Goal
In your teams, you will summarize what you have learned from your investigation. Your work may be supported by multimedia or print materials that synthesize and analyze the topic and issue on local and global levels.
What are the key takeaways from your investigation? How are the problems you investigated similar at local and global levels? How are they different? How are the solutions you investigated similar at local and global levels? How are they different? Why may your investigation be important to other AP® Human Geography students?
This outline serves as a basic template for your action plan. Use additional space and resources to help you build out each part with the right amount of detail and flow to ensure you have the strongest action plan that you and your team can implement with ease. Remember, this is your road map for your service project!
Recall that food insecurity is defined as an individual or society’s ability or inability to obtain sufficient quantities of healthy food for survival. Over the past several decades, food has been unevenly distributed around the world creating food insecurity issues.
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