Food and the environment

What is this an explanation of?

Changes in the earth's temperature that can lead to unusual and extreme weather conditions.

What are some of the effects of climate change on the weather?

• Drought

• Flooding

• Severe gales and hurricanes

• Higher or lower temperatures

• All of the above

What are some of the effects of climate change on the production of food?

• A. Plants will grow

• B. Livestock will thrive

• C. Water could be polluted

• A and B

• C

The term we use to describe the distance our food and ingredients are transported from the time it is produced until it is eaten is.........................

According the charity WRAP how many millions of tonnes (Mt) of food are thrown away by UK households?

• 1 Mt

• 10 Mt

• 6 Mt

• 7 Mt

What is the main reason why we waste food?

• Not storing food correctly

• Not planning meals properly

• Misunderstanding the use by and best before dates

• All of the above

Wasted food has a large effect on the environment because it is usually put into landfill sites where it produces large amounts of __________________

Sustainability is _______________________

• producing food in a way that can be maintained over a long time and which protects the environment

• the ability of people to buy sufficient safe, nutritious and affordable food

• a foundation set up to ensure that food producers in developing countries get paid fair prices for their crops and have decent working conditions

• all of the above

Fairtrade is _____________________________

• a foundation set up to ensure that food producers in developing countries get paid unfair prices for their crops

• producing food in a way that can be maintained over a long period of time and protects the environment

• the ability of people to be able to buy which is safe, nutritious and affordable

• a foundation set up to ensure that food producers in developing countries get paid fair prices for their crops

The ability of people to buy sufficient, safe, nutritious and affordable food is called_______________

• Food miles

• Food security

• Fairtrade

• Sustainability