Food Resources Gateway 1: How and why have food consumption

patterns changed since the 1960s?

2016 Pure Geog

CBSS Humanities Flip Classroom Package

Lesson 1

This lesson must be completed by Term 2 week 5

Is Technology a Panacea for Food Shortage?

• Panacea – An answer or solution for all problems or difficulties.• Can technology help solve

food shortage?

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Singapore Vertical Farms

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Variations in food consumption patterns between DCs and LDCs over time.

• Classified using 2 types of indicators• Economic indicators–Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita– Employment opportunity

• Social indicators–Adult literacy rate– Life expectancy

GDP per capita

• Total value of all final goods and services produced by the country in a year divided by population.

• The larger the number, the more developed the country is likely to be.

• Productive industries with well-developed services lead to high GDP per capita.

Employment opportunity

• Availability of jobs in a country• More opportunity means more

chances for locals to have jobs.• Higher employment rate means

more income and a better standard of living.

Adult literacy rate

• % of people aged 15 and above who can read and write.• High literacy rate means workers are

more skilled. Earn more money.• Higher literacy rate tends to mean

more developed.

Life expectancy

• Average number of years a person born in a country is expected to live.

• Influenced by the healthcare, water, sanitation, food supply and living conditions.

• War, disease and poverty lowers life expectancy.

Examples

• Developed Countries (DCs)–Australia, Japan, South Korea, USA,

Singapore.• Less Developed Countries (LDCs)–Bangladesh, Brazil, Indonesia, Uganda.

Indicators of food consumption

1.Food consumption per capita

2.Daily calorie intake3.Starchy staples as a

percentage of all calories

Food Consumption per capita

• Average amount of food a person consumes per year.

• Measured in Kilogrammes per capita per year.• Individual groups like meat, vegetables,

cereals.• DCs tend to take more in total• DCs tend to take more meat and vegetables• LDCs tend to take more cereals

Nepal

Germany

USA

Chad

Daily calorie intake

• Energy obtained from food consumed per person each day.

• Measured in kilocalories• Daily human requirement is about 2586

kilocalories.• Generally since 1960s, the daily calorie intake

for DCs and LDCs have both increased.

Graph onPg 94

Starchy staples

• Starchy foods hold carbohydrates• Energy giving component• Occupations that require high energy source – Unskilled labour work.• Primary Industries / Secondary Industries.

• Services / Tertiary Industries do not need large percentage of carbohydrates.

• LDCs consume more cereals and grains.

END OF LESSON 1• Go to page 96 of your

textbook.• Look at Pitstop 1.•We will be doing Pitstop 1

during the week’s lesson.