Food and Farming Flashcards
Why do you eat food?
To give you energy
Name ways in which people get their food
Buy food. Grow food. Collect food. Fish for food. Farm for food
Name two ways in which farmers get their food
Grow food. Keep animals for food
Name two sources for getting food
Directly from plants and animals. From factories and shops
Name two types of farming
Subsistence farming. Commercial farming
What is subsistence farming?
People grow their own food and keep just enough animals to feed their families. They do not sell to factories or shops
In South Africa subsistence farmers are most often…
Women
What are some problems subsistence farmers have?
Lack of money. Sickness. Drought.
What is commercial farming?
Farmers produce enough food to sell to factories, shops and markets
What do commercial farmers use?
Large vehicles and machines. They also employed many people to work for them
What is a stock farmer?
A farmer who keeps animals
What does it mean to specialise?
To concentrate on doing one thing Ñ growing one crop or keeping one type of animal
What type of animals to stock farmers keep?
Sheep, goats, cows and pigs
What animals do poultry farmers keep?
Chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese
What is unprocessed food?
Food from plants or animals that is not changed in any way
What is processed food?
Foods that have been changed in some way before you eat it
Give an example of unprocessed food
Pulling a carrot out of the ground
Why do people process food?
To stop it going bad. To make it tastier to eat. To make it safe to eat. To make it look better. To make it easier to prepare. To add vitamins and minerals
Name two places where food is processed
Factories and at home in our kitchens
Name five methods of cooking food
Boiling, frying, grilling, baking, microwaving
Name five other methods of processing food
Drying, squeezing, cutting, mixing, canning, freezing, salting, adding substances
What is bread made of?
Flour, water, salt and yeast
