Environmental Impact and Sustainability Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is food security
Ability for people to buy sufficient safe, nutritious and affordable food
Explain Sustainability
Producing food in a way that can be maintained over a long period of time and protects the environment
What does Fair-trade mean
A foundation set up to ensure that food producers in developing countries get paid fair prices for their crops and have decent living and working conditions
What does carbon footprint mean
A measure of the contribution of something (eg food) to emission of greenhouse gases
Define climate change
Changes in the earths temperature that can lead to unusual and extreme weather conditions
What are greenhouse gases
Gases that form an insulating layer around the earths atmosphere which traps heat and raises earths temperature
What is non renewable energy
Energy produced from fossil fuels that cannot be renewed once used up
What are fossil fuels
Coal, oil and gas that were created millions of years ago by fossilised plants and animals
Define food provenance
Where foods and ingredients come from
What are pesticides
Chemicals sprayed on plant crops to prevent insect and mould attack and prevent weed growth so you get strong plants
List some grown ingredients
Plants, herbs, fruits
anything grown for food
What are reared ingredients
Animals, birds and fish specially bred in captivity and brought ready to eat
What does gathered ingredients mean
Plant foods gathered from the wild for eating eg fungi, berries
What are caught ingredients
Animals, fish, birds, shellfish hunted and caught from the wild for eating
What is intensive farming
Growing or rearing large numbers of same type of plants or animals in one place
What is organic farming
Producing food using manure, compost and natural methods of weed, test and disease control
Explain what genetic modification means
Genetic modification (GM) is a scientific technique that enables a particular characteristic from one plant or animal to be inserted in the genes of another
