Biomes and Food scarcity

What is sustainability?

• the capacity of humans and other living creatures to live productive and balanced lives in the natural environment now and into the future
  
• of or pertaining to earth, as opposed to aquatic

Each biome is a result of the climatic conditions (temperature and precipitation)

• true
• false

What is palm oil?

• Coconut

• A vegetable oil that comes from trees

• Oil

• Food product

Food scarcity is defined as:

• not having enough food to feed a population

• not being able to afford food

• having plenty of food to eat

• having too much food to eat

What was the impact of European settlement with the introduction of new animals, plants and diseases to Australia?

• It improved the overall health of the indigenous population.

• It had no effect on the ecosystem and indigenous communities.

• It disrupted the existing ecosystem and had negative health impacts on the indigenous population.

• It led to a harmonious coexistence between the newcomers and indigenous peoples.

Which of the following animals has NOT been impacted by palm oil production?

• Orangutan

• Sumatran Elephant

• Sumatran Rhino

• Wallaby

Identify the countries with palm oil production over 5 million tonnes.

a

b

Malaysia

Indonesia

Identify the countries with palm oil production of 1 million tonnes.

a

b

Colombia

Thailand

Provide the correct information about the Food System.

• Food from grower to buyer

• Retail

• Growing crops and raising animals

• Production

• Cooking and eating food

• Distribution

• Transforming raw or fresh food

• Processing

• Deciding price and selling it

• Consumption

Define the term 'food scarcity'.

• Food scarcity means people choose to eat less to stay healthy

• Food scarcity is when supermarkets run out of a specific brand of cereal

• A situation where there is not enough food available to meet the nutritional needs of a population

• Food scarcity occurs when people stop eating meat and switch to vegetables