4. WHAT IS FOOD & FOOD RESOURCES
“Materials, usually of plant or animal origin that contain or
consist of essential body nutrients is called Food.”
“Resources that re used as food, or provide food for organisms are called food
resources.”
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6. WE OBTAIN FOOD FROM MAINLY TWO TYPES OF
NATURAL RESOURCES:
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7. PLANTS AS FOOD RESOURCES
• Plant serve as food resources for Herbivores and Omnivores.
• In India, the main source of food is Agriculture,
• Main kinds of Agricultural products:
1) Cereals
2) Pulses
3) Spices
4) Beverages
5) Vegetables
6) Fruits
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8. ANIMALS & BIRDS AS FOOD RESOURCES
• Animals & Birds are a huge source of food for many organisms who are carnivores
and omnivores.
• They are of following origin:
1) Animal Meat
2) Bird Meat
3) Eggs
4) Other Organic Items like Oil
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9. • Animals & Birds are killed and
their flesh is consumed by other
animals as food.
• Their consumption has various
rituals and traditions in various
cultures across the world.
• Fish is very important source of
food too. It is very nutritious and
popular.
ANIMALS MEAT & BIRDS MEAT
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10. • Egg are very nutritious & a very
viable source of food.
• Milk is an animal product that is
very nutritious and widely
accepted.
• Honey is the product of nectar
collected by honey from flowers.
• Certain animals also give things
like oils, that has nutritional
values. For instance, cold liver oil
from fishes.
EGGS & OTHER BIRD/ANIMAL PRODUCTS
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11. There are certain reasons for Food Problems. They are:
1) Population Growth
2) Increasing Affluence
3) Degradation & Loss of cropland.
4) Little growth in Irrigation.
5) Decline in Global Fertilizer.
WORLD FOOD PROBLEMS
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14. SOME IMPORTANT GRAPHS AND CHARTS
RELATED TO WOLRD FOOD PROBLEMS
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