2. STARTER – 5 Minutes
1. In your text book read the first paragraph of page 96. Write a
list of the uses that farmland is being converted to.
2. In your text book find the definition of urban sprawl. (page 96)
3. Competition for Land: Housing v. Food
Learning Goals
◻To understand how urban expansion impacts on food
production
◻To examine changing use of land locally and its impact on food
production
Success Criteria
◻I can describe how urban expansion impacts on food
production.
◻I know how land use has changed in our area and how that
influences food production.
4. Case Study: Land Use and Food Production in
Our Area, Past Present and Future
◻Indigenous Ingenuity
1. Read through the information in the document.
2. Use one colour to highlight foods the Darug harvested
from this area.
3. Use another colour to highlight how the Darug
managed the land to ensure continued productivity.
5. Consequences of Colonisation
Use the timeline to answer the following questions:
1. How was the land first used for food production?
2. When did the population pass 10 000?
3. When did the population pass 100 000?
4. When and where were oranges first produced commercially
(for sale) in Sydney?
5. In the 1920s what change occurred in the way that the land in
this area was farmed?
6. How has farming changed as population has increased?
6. Current Conditions
◻Watch the video clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=120&v=QzlP
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◻What are the benefits of growing food in the Sydney Basin?
◻What is squeezing food production out of the Sydney Basin?
◻What can we do to change this?
7. Future Forecast
Select ONE of these future food production scenarios – there is
information in the article below
◻Urban Sprawl Scenario
◻Limited Urban Sprawl Scenario
◻Agriculture Prioritised Scenario
◻Intensive Agriculture Scenario
Use this article for your research: http://theconversation.com/urban-
sprawl-is-threatening-sydneys-foodbowl-55156
8. Future Forecast - DISCUSSION
Using your research from the previous task make a comment on the
class discussion (On Canvas)
◻ Your comment must describe:
◻ The benefits of your food production method
◻ The disadvantages of one other scenario/food production method
DIGGING DEEPER: Write a comment about the disadvantages of all
other food production methods. Try to find another persons post and
add the comment as a reply. And then reply to any other students
that comment on your post.
9. Problem Solving
Brainstorming Time:
◻ Create a Mindmap or a list of strategies that would help solve
the issue of urban sprawl competing for land with food
production.
⬜ i.e. Your points should be ideas for how to make land available for
both food production and for urban sprawl)
⬜ Think about what governments, communities and individuals can
do to respond to this problem?
