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onto Year 9 Geography - Sustainable Biomes January 5, 2017 1:44 AM
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Dietary changes make a big difference to both people and planet.
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The map shows projected national productivity increase / decrease by 2080 (compared to 2003 levels)
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Place, space, climate change and food
Refer to your sheet from Thursday's lesson.
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PLACE AND BIOMES THE SAVANNA • Where is this place? • What is this place like? Why is it the way it is? • How is this place connected to other places? • What types of animals and plants are found in the biome? • What foods, industrial materials and plants might be grown here? • What is the climate of the biome like?
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Savanna Biome Research Step 1:
Let's learn about Savanna biomes around the world!
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By 2050, the world's population will likely increase by 35%. To feed that population, crop production will need to double. What can we do to fee
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How can you save the world from a food shortage?
Question: What changes would you make in your diet in order to help feed the word?
Solution? Should we all be eating insects?
Watch the video and above and attempt the following tasks:
"In order to feed everyone, we should all be eating insects"
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Dietary changes make a big difference to both people and planet.
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Would you go veggie?
Explain what is meant by "going veggie." Research the concept of your "carbon footprint." Why could it be important to be aware of your own carbon footprint? Construct a list showing the positive impacts that "going veggie" might have for the world. Decide if you would take the steps suggested in this article. Make a judgement and justify your answer.
Further reading can be found here:
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/05/04/what-if-whole-world-became-vegetarian
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Did you know? 45% of all the fruits and vegetables produced are wasted! In a world where almost 800 million people are hungry, this is an exces
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Food waste and loss
How much food is lost or wasted? What impact does food loss and waste have on: a) Humans b) The Environment Construct a list of ways that people can reduce the amount of food waste and loss across the world. Suggest reasons why this is important.
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Global Food Security
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UN report warns that without measures to halt and reverse climate change, food production could become impossible in large areas of the world
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The impact of Climate Change on food production
Explain how climate change could impact food production. Locate the places that are most likely to be affected by climate change. Discuss the link between climate change and poverty. Write a report outlining the connection between climate change, poverty and food production. Use examples in your report.
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The main source of global warming isn't baking or transport, but fertiliser used to grow wheat.
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We all love bread, right?
But what is the environmental cost of a loaf of bread?
Read the attached article and complete the following tasks in your workbook: Interconnections and environment
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Savanna Biome Research
Step 2: Time to focus on the Australian Savanna
Describe the location of the Australian savanna.
Find TWO fauna (animals) that live in the Australian Savanna - for each animal you must: create a visual representation and find ONE way each animal adapts to life in the Australian savanna. Find TWO flora (vegetation) that live in the Australian Savanna - for each plant you must: create a visual representation and find ONE way each plant adapts to life in the Australian savanna.
Explain the landuse (ways the space is used) patterns of the Australian savanna. You may want to include maps in your work. Hand drawn maps are a great idea! You can also include other visual aids. Be as creative as you wish, in your work!
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Enjoy your bug-free burgers and cake
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Would you eat bug-filled ice cream?
Points to consider when reading this article:
Task:
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Soil is a non-renewable resource. It is estimated that 95% of our food comes from soil; its preservation is essential for food security an
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I'm soil; don't treat me like dirt
Describe the characteristics of soil. Identify the reasons that soil is so important. Outline how much of our food comes from soil. Explain what is meant by "sustainable soil." Recommend ways to use soil sustainably.
Mapping: Find out where the soils are most fertile. You may like to compare the places with the most fertile soil to knowledge you already have about areas under threat.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161208143456.htm
Further reading:
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Cropland losses will have consequences especially for Asia and Africa, which will experience growing food insecurity as cities expand
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Interconnections - Environment and Space
Explain the link between urbanisation (growth of urban areas) and the production of food? What are the implications of more land being used for urban development, that would have been used for food production? Locate the places around the world that will be most impacted by growing urban areas. Predict what will happen in developing nations if the trend continues.
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Two billion people live in the drylands and depend on dryland forests for food, livelihoods, shelter. But every minute we lose 23 hectares of lan
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Biomes and Food Production
Whose perspective is being delivered in this video? Interpret what message is being conveyed in this video? Outline how and why dryland biomes are important to human populations? Predict what might happen if desertification continues and destroys more dryland biomes.
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There are numerous factors that challenge food production. The climate, topography and soil variations within biomes may be challenging for growing food, but
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Food production and differences across the world
Can you make a connection between access to food and place/space and environment?
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Where are the world's biomes?
Use the interactive map to identify where the world's major biomes are located.
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Would you go veggie?
Explain what is meant by "going veggie."
Research the concept of your "carbon footprint." Why could it be important to be aware of your own carbon footprint?
Construct a list showing the positive impacts that "going veggie" might have for the world.
Decide if you would take the steps suggested in this article. Make a judgement and justify your answer.
Further reading can be found here:
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/05/04/what-if-whole-world-became-vegetarian