19. challenges to food production (THOP)

1. Challenges to
food
production -
Overview
Sustainable Biomes – Topic 1

2. Challenges to food production
◻ Google some of the various challenges to food production
o Note down at least 5 factors that affect food production
globally, and briefly describe their effect.
(5-10mins)

3. Challenges to Food Production
Learning Goals
◻To understand the various threats to food production both in
Australia and around the world.
◻To be able to interpret maps and graphs for geographic information.
Success Criteria
1. I can explain the various threats to food production both in Australia
and around the world.
2. I can make interpret graphs and maps to undertake geographic
research.

4. Class Mind map
⬜Go through some of the challenges to food production that you have
researched in the first activity.
⬜Write up the various factors around a mind map on the board.

5. Challenges to
Food
Production
Water
Scarcity
Armed
Conflict
Competition
for Land
Threats from
invasive
species
The use of
land for biofuel
Climate
Change
Challenges to Food Production

6. Threats from invasive plants/animals/insects
◻Watch Planet Earth’s “Swarm of Locusts”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bx5JUGVahk
and write down 3 interesting points from the video.
◻ Once the video is completed answer the following question:
⬜What impact might Locusts have on food production?

7. Armed Conflict
◻Using Source 1 on the Source Sheet, write down three
sentences explaining the link between conflict and food
insecurity.
◻Use the PQE Framework:
⬜P = Pattern: General pattern (e.g. continents or large regions)
⬜Q = Quantify: Specific places (e.g. country names) and specific data
(e.g. percentages)
⬜E = Exception: Note down anything that doesn’t fit the pattern

8. Water Scarcity
Map: Map showing Global
Physical and Economic Water
Scarcity 2006
1) Name 3 countries which are
suffering from Physical water
scarcity?
1) Name 3 countries which are
suffering from Economic water
scarcity?
1) What could be the impact on food
production in those countries
which are approaching physical
water scarcity?

9. Biofuel
◻Watch the following video “Biofuels scandal + food prices”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTBSJl9gabA and
answer the following questions:
⬜What caused the push for Biofuels?
⬜What impact did the push for Biofuels have on food production?
⬜How does the issue of Biofuels reveal the importance of making
sustainable (environmental, economic, social) decisions?

10. Climate Change
◻Using Source 2 on the Source Sheet, write down three sentences
explaining the impact of climate change on world maize
production.
◻Use the PQE Framework:
⬜P = Pattern: General pattern (e.g. continents or large regions)
⬜Q = Quantify: Specific places (e.g. country names) and specific data
(e.g. percentages)
⬜E = Exception: Note down anything that doesn’t fit the pattern
Note: Maize = corn

12. Competition for Land
Projected fall in Sydney's food
production from 2011 to 2031 if
uncontained urban sprawl continues.
Questions:
1) Which food production is going to fall
most significantly by 2031?
2) Which food production will be least
effected by urban sprawl between 2011
and 2031?
3) Why type of factors may effect food
production in Sydney?

13. Recap & Exit tickets
Success Criteria
1. I can explain the various threats to food production both in
Australia and around the world.
2. I can make interpret graphs and maps to undertake
geographic research.
Exit Ticket
1. Which challenge do you think poses the greatest risk? Why?