Land for food production can be, but sometimes isn’t, used sustainably and there are a range of factors that influence the extent of this.
Around the world the suitability of land for food production differs and this can lead to conflict between groups of people.
Lessons
| 1 | Farming systems and sustainability | ||||||
| 2 | Sustainability in food production | ||||||
| 3 | Food production systems case studies | ||||||
| 4 | Food choices in societies | ||||||
| 5 | Increasing sustainability in food production | ||||||
Practicals
- Use secondary data to evaluate the relative environmental impacts of two named food production systems.
Essay Task
“Compare the sustainability of a named commercial farming system and a named subsistence farming system.” [9 marks]
The essay should marked using the Paper 2, Section B essay markbands.
Google Docs Version
Open the link and make a copy to your own drive. The doc can easily be shared as an “Assignment” on Google Classroom.
A markbands rubric designed for Google Classroom is available here.