Food

Question 1

Why import food?

Answer 1

-varied diets
-land
-cheaper workers abroad
-climate
-to avoid seasons

Question 2

Positive impacts of UK food trade

Answer 2

-people have access to healthy food year round
-foods (eg. tomatoes) are grown naturally, rather than artificially, reducing energy costs and pollution

Question 3

Negative impacts of UK food trade

Answer 3

-cruel for cattle and other animals to be transported
-UK farmers loose out to competitors abroad
-CO2
-producers only get a small percentage of profit (Kenyan mangetout farmers only get 12% of profit)

Question 4

Agribusiness

Answer 4

Intensive framing aimed at maximising yield and profit using technology and chemicals

Question 5

Organic produce

Answer 5

Produce growth without the use of chemicals (less pollution)