Topic Two

Question 1

Why is food unevenly distributed

Answer 1

Some people cannot afford it
Some people can’t even access it

Question 2

What has occurred as a result of calories going up in HICs

Answer 2

Cases of obesity have gone up too

Question 3

How much food is wasted

Answer 3

30%

Question 4

Between 1960 and 2022 what has calorie production increased by

Answer 4

248%

Question 5

What has poultry meats gone from and gone to.

Answer 5

67 million tonnes to 134 million tonnes

Question 6

What has happened to China from 1960 - 2012

Answer 6

GDP has increased by 70% so their meat cnsumption has also increased by 10 x

Question 7

Undernourishment

Answer 7

A dietary intake below the recommended daily energy requirement

Question 8

How many people are undernourished

Answer 8

11%

Question 9

Exogenous factors that can affect agricultural productivity

Answer 9

Soil Type
The weather
Climate change
Economic situations

Question 10

What is TFP

Answer 10

Total Factor Productivity

Question 11

Climate

Answer 11

A regions long term weather patterns

Question 12

Worst hit region for climate change and agriculture

Answer 12

Asia - Pacific

Question 13

What is the most common job (AP)

Answer 13

Agriculture

Question 13

In asia pacific how many people live in rural areas

Answer 13

60%

Question 14

How many people are likely to be affceted (AP)

Answer 14

1 Billion

Question 15

The region will become warmer. This means…

Answer 15

Cyclones will be more intense

Question 16

How much food comes from soil

Answer 16

95%

Question 17

Planets biodiveristy come from soil

Answer 17

1/4

Question 18

What % of soils have been degraded

Answer 18

33%

Question 19

Zonal soils

Answer 19

Major soil group
Cover a wide area

Question 20

Waterlogging

Answer 20

When the soil is so saturated with water there isn’t any room for oxygen within the soil. Plants won’t be able to respirate

Question 21

Soil Erosion

Answer 21

The wearing away of the top layer of soil. Done by water and wind actions

Question 22

Structural Deterioration

Answer 22

Every soil horizon has it’s own distinct structure. Agriculture will break down these structures.