27 food security case study - THOP

1. FOOD SECURITY –
CASE STUDY – HORN OF
AFRICA
Sustainable Biomes – Topic 1

2. Horn of Africa – 5 x 5
◻ Task One: Complete the following
◻ Find 5 LOCATION facts about the Horn of Africa choose from
■ Naming 5 countries (counted as one fact)
■ Where it is placed on the continent/which continent
■ Seas or bodies of water nearby
■ Name of major rivers that exist in this region
■ Hemisphere
■ Latitude/longitude
■ Distance/direction from significant points of interest
You have 5 minutes!

3. Horn of Africa
◻ What facts did you find?
◻ Why do you think it is
called the Horn of
Africa??

4. Location of the Horn of Africa
◻ Task One: Write 3 sentences
◻ Write 3 sentences to describe the location of the Horn of Africa,
be sure to include your FIVE location facts.

5. Food Security
Learning Goals
◻ To understand the factors that influence food security.
Success Criteria
1. I can identify the threats to food security in other nations.
2. I can identify some actions being made to improve food
security for other nations.

6. Food security – world population increase
Task 3: Discuss this graph then write a sentence that explains the message of the graph

7. Does a growing population mean less food
security?
Task Four: Complete the following
Discuss these statements and write a sentence that explains the message of each

8. Food Security – Horn of Africa (5 min)
◻ Task Five: Complete the following
◻ Before watching, remember/think about what these terms mean:
■ Pastoralists
■ International Displaced Persons (IDPs)
■ El Nino
◻ Watch the clip & be ready to finish these sentences:
◻ Two main issues leading to food security in the Horn of Africa are …
◻ The International Red Cross air drops food in South Sudan because
…
◻ The International Red Cross helps to assist when there are food
security crisis by …
◻ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWppcxF5gJ4

9. Skills – analysing and interpreting
◻ Use the PQE method to write
TWO dot point observations
about each of these thematic
maps
◻ P – Patterns (general patterns)
◻ Q – Quantify (name the places
that stand out)
◻ E – Exceptions (notice and
name things and places that
don’t seem to fit)

10. What don’t we already know?
Read this section of the text underlining key ideas that we have not already learnt today

11. Write a summary statement
◻ Using the information we have covered so far this lesson, write
a summary of the factors and impacts of food security on other
nations.

12. The Green Revolution – if there is time ☺
◻ Task Six: Complete the
following
◻ Read about the Green
Revolution on page 111 of
the text
◻ Answer questions 1 & 2 of
Review 2.3.3 about the
Green Revolution

13. Lesson Recap
Success Criteria
1. I can identify the threats to food security in other nations.
2. I can identify some actions being made to improve food
security for other nations.
Be ready to answer – what is your opinion
What do you think Australia’s role should be in assisting other
nations who suffer from food security?