Food and Food Security

Question 1

Food availability varies around the world due to the following reasons:

Answer 1

> climate
> rising global temperatures
> technology
> poverty
> conflict and war

Question 2

Climate:

Answer 2

regions of the world which naturally experience high temperatures and low rainfall struggle to produce food

Question 3

Rising global temperatures:

Answer 3

climate change causing an increase in temperatures can increase pests which causes diseases to spread

Question 4

Technology:

Answer 4

some countries can’t afford farming technologies which increase food production

Question 5

Poverty:

Answer 5

the world’s poorest people cannot afford any form of technology, irrigation or fertilisers, so production is low

Question 6

Conflict and war:

Answer 6

this can lead to the destruction of crops and livestock