INCREASE IN FOOD AVAILABILITY
Food production 1961 - 2007
Total yields
Food production 1960 - 2005
Yields per hectare
FOOD PRODUCTION DATA
• Using the table/graph on the previous
slide, complete a table to show the %
change in food production between 1960
and 2005 for each of the following
regions……
• 1. EU
• 2. USA
• 3. SOUTH ASIA
• 4. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
WHAT HAS LED TO MORE FOOD
BEING PRODUCED?
• List the 5 main reasons why you think, on
average, food production has increased.
• For each reason suggest 2 continents where this
will be an important reason.
• Your reasons will probably fit comfortably in one
or more of the following categories. Use the text
and weblinks to write brief notes on the main
reasons - emphasising actual locations in your
information. If you prefer, bullet points are fine by
me.
REASON 1- Changes in agricultural
systems
GENERAL REASONS
• New Wider World
(p. 96-97)
COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
• New Wider World (p. 106)
• Advanced Geography (p.348 1st part)
REASON 2 – Expansion of the
area under
agriculture
(cultivation)
• Planet Geography (p. 426)
• New Wider World (p. 108)
REASON 3 - Scientific and
technological
innovations
• Planet Geography (p. 426-427)
• Study Guide (p.122)
• New Wider World (p.108-109).
REASON 4 - Growth of
agribusiness
• Planet Geography (p. 424-425).
• New Wider World (p. 104)
REASON 5 - The Green
Revolution
• New Wider World (p.113)
• IB Study Guide (p.122)
The syllabus says:
Examine the environmental, demographic,
political, social and economic factors that
have caused areas of
food deficiency and food insecurity.
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IB Study Guide (p. 123)
New Wider World (p.111)