Food Security (Year 9) Flashcards
Name all the biomes (8)
Polar lands Tundra Boreal forest Mountain vegetation Temperate forest Grasslands Desert Tropical forest
What are the main biomes in Australia?
Desert and grasslands
What are the environmental factors of farming and soil?
Sunshine Wind Humidity or rainfall Slope of the land Water Soil fertility Soil structure and texture Temperature
What are the technological factors of farming?
Markets
Technology
Expertise
Financial resources
How do farmers over come climate?
By using irrigate, aquifers and greenhouses
What is irrigate?
Using water from rivers or dams to water their crops rather than using rainfall
What are aquifers?
A thing that pumps water from natural underground water storages
What is a greenhouse?
A place where they can control the temperature and humidity
What is land being used for instead of farming?
For tourism and recreation places
What are the two types of farming?
Extensive farming and intensive farming
What is extensive farming?
A farm that requires lots of land to provide for sheep or cattle
What is intensive farming?
A farm that uses little space to enter a large volume of crops or a poultry farm
What are the three main things of food security?
Food availability
Food accessibility
Using food appropriately
What is food security?
Is it a state where all people at all times have access to enough safe, nutritious food to sustain a healthy life
What is the green revolution?
Sweeping and widespread changes that occurred in farming regions across the world over the period 1950 to 1979
