Lesson 8 - Economic Factors Impacting Food

Question 1

Environmental factors affecting
agricultural yield:

Answer 1

1. Temperature
2. Water availability
3. Soil
4. Topography

Question 2

Economic factors affecting yields:

Answer 2

1. Commercialisation of agriculture
2. Global Trade

Question 3

What has led to people wanting to buy food instead of growing it?

Answer 3

The massive population increases COMBINED WITH people wanting lots of different types of food (that they can’t/won’t grow themselves)
has led to more people wanting to buy food instead of growing it.

Question 4

What is farming to survive called?

Answer 4

subsistence farming

Question 5

What has been the effect of removing tariffs on food production?

Answer 5

Increased global trade

Question 6

What has been a negative consequence of increased global trade for farmers?

Answer 6

Loss of jobs for families that have always been farmers and farmers are no longer protected by tariffs.

Question 7

What is one positive outcome of using more productive land for farming?

Answer 7

Increased yields

Question 8

Has removing tariffs has led to a decrease in global trade?

Answer 8

Removing tariffs has made trade cheaper, thus increasing it.

Question 9

What does a network diagram show?

Answer 9

It shows all the connections in world trade just for wheat (in bread, pasta, etc). The thicker the grey connecting line, the more wheat is traded between those countries.