food Flashcards
What are the economic reasons that the UK imports food?
the Uk has a minimum wage. this means that food can be produced cheaply somewhere else in the world. there’s competition between supermarkets for lower prices so they import to beat other’s prices.
What are the social reasons that the uk imports food?
People want food that is not in season People want to recreate food that they ate on Holiday
The British Empire introduced food from all around the world
Cooking shows encourage a wide variety of foods 
Industry jobs are unpopular with the British, so it needs to be produced elsewhere 
What are the environmental reasons for the UK importing food?
The U.K.’s climate is not suitable for some foods
The UK can have years of bad harvest, which can increase prices 
What are the positives of importing food
It means we can have a variety of food If the food was grown in this country, we would have to use technology to provide the right climate e.g. greenhouses, but if they are produced in their natural place this is not necessary.
It provides jobs for people in LICs
What are the negatives of importing food?
Food will be less fresh when it reaches the country
If we rely on other countries, our supplies of food are vulnerable
local farmers lose income as no one buys from them
transporting food can increase traffic.
can cause a lot of emissions and increase our carbon footprint
LICs don’t get fair prices and we can’t monitor the conditions and quality
explain why countries importing food can get benefits
importing food can give people jobs
grow the economy
they do not have any other source of income
How does importing food impact LICs negatively?
they do not get much money
area for local food is used up most of fertile land
uses up country’s water supply
bad work conditions
what is a carbon footprint
the amount of greenhouse gases released to support human activities
what is a food mile
the distance that food travels to get from producer to consumer
