T2 Wk 2
Pure Geography
Food
Resources

Lesson 1 Group Activity
“The Food Supply Chain.”
• In your teams, using what you have
learnt / found in the textbook,
explain the parts allocated to your
team in the following slides.
• Write down the key points of your
discussion on A3 paper.
• Prepare for a 120 sec Presentation.

Producers
Processing &
Packaging
Distribution
Network
Retailers
Consumer
The Food Supply Chain

In your groups, discuss and list down how the
food item that your group has been allocated
arrived at the GEMs room.
Your discussion should cover the following
points.
• Use the concept of the supply chain.
• Guess the source of the root components.
• List down all the ingredients and where you
think they are from.
15 min

Al’rite, time for
donuts!
I mean
presentation!

• Using foolscap paper, craft the answers to the
following questions. You have 15minutes.
1. Describe the trend of Rice and Wheat
production as shown by the graph. [6m]
Individual Work

• Rice has been on an increasing trend from 1964 till
2015.
• It has almost doubled in production from around 700
million tonnes in 1964 to about 1500 million tonnes
in 2015.
• It is estimated that the rice production will continue
to increase until 2030.
• Wheat has also been on an increasing trend since
1964. It has been produced at a larger quantity
compared to rice.
• Like rice, it has also almost doubled in production.
• The difference in wheat production and rice
production has risen over the period and is projected
to grow further in the future. This means that we will
expect more people to eat wheat than rice in the
future.

Individual Work
following questions. You have 20 minutes.
1. Briefly explain what is considered ‘Food
wastage’. (2m)
2. Food wastage is a common problem in DCs.
Explain how it affects a DC and how some DCs
have tried to deal with the issue. Use specific
examples to help illustrate your answer. (6m)
3. Food wastage in cities of LDCs lead to the
scavenging phenomenon by the poorest parts of
society. Explain how this is so. (2m)
Lesson 2
Alternate

What is food wastage?
• Food that is produced but not
consumed.
• Includes food that is purchased but
not consumed and thrown.
• Also includes food that is not served
/ sold as a result of it not meeting
aesthetic standards.

Food Waste in DC
• Large issue in DC. Presence of disposable
income.
• Choose ‘better food’ – better looking.
• Over ordering, food as a status symbol.
• Companies and supermarkets set ‘sell by’
dates. Large quantities of food is thrown away.
• France implement new law to limit food
waste.
• Restaurants to provide ‘doggie bags’.
• Supermarkets fined if they were to throw
edible / visually aesthetically challenging food.

Food Waste in LDC
• Philippines, Manila.
• Large amount of food waste from the
metropolis is dumped in the landfill.
• People living in poverty in the landfill slums
pick up the dumped food and consume.
• There is no concern over food hygiene. Some
of the food picked up is already rotten.
• Can lead to sudden and widespread of
diseases.

Lesson 2 Individual Activity
“Consequences of variations in food consumption.”
•Individually, you can use
your resources (BYOD –
slideshare / Notes /
Textbook) to help you
complete the following
task.

Choropleth maps
• Maps that use different shading or colouring
to indicate differences in value.
• Darker shade / more intense colour indicates
higher value.
• Pg 122

Individual Work
1. Describe the distribution of human
inhabitants globally. (4m)

Individual Work
1. Describe the distribution of human
inhabitants globally. (6m)

Consolidate
your answers.
Check with
your
neighbour to
see if you
have covered
similar areas
Go home and
write a
refined
version as
your
homework on
the back of
this page.
Indicate at the
start as
Version 2.

Lesson 3 Individual Activity
“Consequences of variations in food consumption.”
•Take out your
homework.
•Let’s look through the
question together.

Let’s look at the information that you
should have.
• Where are the areas that have the highest
population?
• Any trends that can be picked up?
• Where are the areas that have the lowest
population?
• Any trends that can be picked up?

Suggested Answer
• The areas with the highest inhabitant numbers (over 100 inhabitants
per km2 ) are found on almost continent on earth.
• They are generally found along the coastal areas of these continents.
For example, along the east and west coasts of North America, South
America, India, Australia.
• These also tend to be found in the tropical belt (between the tropic of
Cancer and tropic of Capricorn, surrounding the Equator).
• The areas with the lowest inhabitant numbers (below 1 inhabitant per
km2 ) are found in the areas where it is landlocked, or suffer from
extreme weather conditions.
• In the middle of the South American Continent, there is a large area
that is covered by the Amazon rainforest. This area also has the low
inhabitant numbers.
• Areas like Alaska and Russia are extremely cold while the middle of
Australia is a large desert hence there is very low inhabitant numbers
too.

Homework today
• Go back and review the suggested
answer,
• Compare it with your own answer
and highlight the parts that your
answer is missing.

Lesson 4 Group Activity
“GM Food.”
• In your teams, using what you have
learnt / found in the textbook,
explain the parts allocated to your
team in the following slides.
• Write down the key points of your
discussion on A3 paper.
• Prepare for a 120 sec Presentation.
20 minutes

In your groups, discuss and list the pros and cons of
GM food.
In the role that your group has been allocated, you are
to take a final stand of whether GM food is good for
people in your role.
Roles
1. Average citizen in a Developed Country
(America).
2. Poor farmer in Brazil planting corn.
3. Rich citizen in Developed Country (France).
4. Average citizen in a developing country
(Indonesia).
20 min

Individual Work
1. “GM food brings more benefit than problems
to people living in the poor developing
countries” How far to you agree with the
statement. Explain your answer. (8m)

Here is a draft response:I agree with the statement to some extent. GM food can potentially bring some benefits to people in poor developing countries:- Increased food production through crops with higher yields, resistance to pests and diseases. This can help address issues of food security and malnutrition. - GM crops that are drought/flood resistant can help farmers cope with impacts of climate change. However, GM food also brings some problems:- GM seeds are often controlled by large corporations and are expensive for small-scale poor farmers. This can increase their input costs and debt.- Reliance on GM monocultures makes agriculture less diverse and resilient to future threats. - Potential long

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