Population – Resource Relations
Food Security
LO: To examine the state of food security
around the world
,Population – Resource Relations
Food Security
What we need to succeed:
Understand and describe food security throughout the world
Explain the causes and consequences of food shortages
Assess how technology has changed food production on a global scale
, Key words
Food Security: when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutriti
food to maintain a healthy and active life.
Carrying capacity: the number of people, animals, or crops which a region ca
support without environmental degradation.
Population ceiling: the theoretical maximum number of people who can be
supported by the available resources and level of technology in a geographic
area.
Population boom and crash: are sudden rises and declines in the numbers o
individual members in a population, species or group of organisms.
Famine: extreme scarcity of food often leading to starvation and malnutrition
Constraints (e.g. war, hazards): a limitation or restriction.
Food Security
LO: To examine the state of food security
around the world
,Population – Resource Relations
Food Security
What we need to succeed:
Understand and describe food security throughout the world
Explain the causes and consequences of food shortages
Assess how technology has changed food production on a global scale
, Key words
Food Security: when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutriti
food to maintain a healthy and active life.
Carrying capacity: the number of people, animals, or crops which a region ca
support without environmental degradation.
Population ceiling: the theoretical maximum number of people who can be
supported by the available resources and level of technology in a geographic
area.
Population boom and crash: are sudden rises and declines in the numbers o
individual members in a population, species or group of organisms.
Famine: extreme scarcity of food often leading to starvation and malnutrition
Constraints (e.g. war, hazards): a limitation or restriction.
