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Students should be able to describe some of the biological factors affecting levels of food security |
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What are the biological factors that affect food security? |
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Food security is having enough food to feed a population. |
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What does food security mean? |
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Biological factors which are threatening food security include:
? the increasing birth rate has threatened food security in some countries
? changing diets in developed countries means scarce food resources are transported around the world
? new pests and pathogens that affect farming
? environmental changes that affect food production, such as widespread famine occurring in some countries if rains fail
? the cost of agricultural inputs
? conflicts that have arisen in some parts of the world which affect the availability of water or food. |
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What are some of the Biological factors which are threatening food security? Complete as a homework:
News article on factors affecting food security (p.123 in biology revision guide.)
Use a homework tester at start of next lesson (in ppt) to assess how well students have understood this. |
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Sustainable methods must be found to feed all people on Earth |
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What type of method should be used to feed all people on Earth? |
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(WS) Interpret population and food production statistics to evaluate food security. |
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