F5 Core 5.1 and 5.6 Famine

F5 Core 5.1 and 5.6 Famine

​Notes P.33
Part C

​Are there enough food for people?

Multiple Choice

1. Look at the world figures. Are there any global food shortage problem?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

If there is no global food shortage problem. Does it mean that there is no country suffer from famine / food insecurity?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

4. Which countries may suffer from famine / food insecurity?

• Australia

• USA

• Central African Republic

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

Open Ended

Give reasons to explain your answer.

Multiple Select

These African countries may suffer from famine because their food consumption is greater than food production. Which one of the following does it relate to?

• Food supply

• Food access

​Do you think Japan will suffer from famine / food insecurity? Why?

Open Ended

​Do you think Japan will suffer from famine / food insecurity? Why?

Multiple Choice

i. population characteristics:

- the birth rats are usually ________, leading to a _______ population growth.

• high, low

• high, high

• low, high

• low, low

Multiple Choice

i. population characteristics:

- They have a _________ level of education. That means people’s illiteracy is _________.

• high, low

• high, high

• low, high

• low, low

Multiple Choice

ii. economic development:

- People there are of ________ income with _________ GNI per capita.

• high, low

• high, high

• low, high

• low, low

Fill in the Blank

ii. economic development:

They rely heavily on _________.

Multiple Choice

ii. economic development:

•That means most of the people there are engaged in _______________ production.

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quaternary

Multiple Choice

ii. economic development:

•That means most of the people there are engaged in _______________ production. Level of technology is __________.

• high, low

• high, high

• low, high

• low, low

Draw

Which one of the following countries is Chad? Circle it on the map.

Draw

Which one of the following countries is Yemen?

Draw

Which one of the following countries is Afghanistan?

​Textbook p.6-7

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Multiple Select

Which of the following is/are less developed countries [LDCs]?

• Chad

• Yemen

• Afghanistan

• India

Multiple Select

Which of the following is/are less developed countries [LDCs]?

• Indonesia

• Japan

• USA

What is the relationship between the level of economic development and risk of food insecurity?

Open Ended

Q2a. The higher the level of economic development, the _____ the risk of food insecurity. They are ________ correlated.

​2007 CE Q21

Draw

Q3. Identify the countries that are more likely to suffer from famine.

Open Ended

Q4a. Refer to the table, name the method that helps reduce the risk of food insecurity.

Open Ended

Q4b. Explain why those countries identified in Q3 cannot adopt this measure?

Poor

• not able to afford imported food​

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Multiple Choice

p.15 2018 DSE Q29

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Multiple Choice

p.4 2008 CE Q34

[delete (4)]

• A. (1) and (2) only

• B. (1) and (3) only

• C. (2) and (3) only

• D. (1), (2), (3)

Multiple Choice

p.3 2007 CE MCQ 21

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Multiple Choice

p.3 2007 CE Q20

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​What are the factors affecting food supply?

Draw

Which one of them is more favourable for farming?

Open Ended

Give 2 examples of natural hazard that negatively affect agriculture significantly.

Draw

Which parts of the world do most conflicts take place?

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Multiple Choice

p.17 2021 DSE Q15

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p.16 2020 DSE Q16

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p.13 2016 DSE Q28

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Multiple Choice

p.11 2013 DSE Q31

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Multiple Choice

p.10 PP DSE Q30 [top left hand side]

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Multiple Choice

p.8 SP DSE Q38

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p.3 2007 CE Q19

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​2005 CE (a)(i) Describe the changes in cereal production from 1987 to 1998. (2 marks)

Open Ended

​2005 CE

(a)(i) Describe the changes in cereal production from 1987 to 1998. (2 marks)

Open Ended

​2005 CE

(a)(ii) What were the problems of food supply in Somalia in this period? (3 marks)

Open Ended

​2005 CE

(b)(ii) Explain how climate affect the cereal production in Somalia. (3 marks)

​2006 CE (b)(i)

Open Ended

​2006 CE

(b)(i) Describe the distribution of countries suffering from long-term famine. (2 marks)

Open Ended

​2006 CE

(b)(ii) With reference to the geographical location of country X, explain its natural causes of drought.(4 marks)

• ​lies at the southern edge of Sahara Desert

• ​with semi-arid climate

• ​inland location

• ​scanty rainfall / low annual rainfall

• ​high annual temperature cause high evaporation rate

Open Ended

​2006 CE

(b)(iii) Explain why wars and conflicts often lead to famine. (4 marks)

​How to solve famine problem in a short term?

Open Ended

Identify the short term measure.

Open Ended

Give ONE reason FOR food aid and ONE reason AGAINST it.

Multiple Choice

p.2 2006 CE Q29

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Multiple Choice

p.1 2005 CE Q19

• A

• B

• C

• D

Open Ended

Name the technologies that are suitable to deal with water shortage and drought.

• Irrigation system

• Precision farming

• GM crops

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Open Ended

Name the technologies that are suitable to deal with infertile soil.

• Fertilizers

• Precision farming

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following can be more easily adopted by Somalia to increase food production?

• Precision farming

• (large-scale) irrigation system

• fertilizers

• GM crops

Multiple Choice

p.2 2006 CE Q28

• A

• B

• C

• D

• Inefficient government

• Misuse of technologies may reduce long term farming productivity

Multiple Choice

p.2 2006 CE Q28

• A

• B

• C

• D

Open Ended

Can you give some examples of soil and water conservation methods?

How it improves food security

1. By conserving water and soil, land productivity increases, and hence food production/supply increases​

   1. ​When people have better diet, they will become healthier --> increase work force and productivity

   2. they may also have surplus food to sell --> increase in income

• Inefficient government

How it improves food security

1. By improving irrigation --> increase choice of crops

2. By improving irrigation --> provide reliable water supply

   --> food production/supply increases​

3. By improving transport network --> improve food access

How it improves food security

1. By improving education --> better knowledge --> adopt better farming methods --> food production/supply increases​

Growing cash crops

1. By selling cash crops --> increase income so that they can buy food from different sources --> increase food access

2. Have more capital to improve farming methods --> increase food supply

​DSE 2017

It has been suggested that cash crops should be grown in area X to solve the food shortage problem.

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Discuss the reasons for and against such a suggestion. (4 marks)

Open Ended

Discuss the reasons for and against such a suggestion. (2 marks)

Against the growing of cash crop

• Reduce the growing of staple crops​ --> reduce local food production.

• Physical constraints still exit, e.g. water shortage, poor soil --> difficult to increase output of cash crops

• ​Unfavourable human factors e.g. wars and conflicts, poor farming skills, lack of technology --> difficult to increase output

• Can just earn small amount of income which may not be enough to purchase food due to soaring food price

​HW Practice Paper and DSE 2016

PP Q bi VS 2016 Qbii

"alleviate climatic constraints" VS reasons "for and against" the adoption

​HW Practice Paper and DSE 2016

PP Q bii

positive and negative social-economic impacts

​X increase water supply

X lengthen growing season ​

X salinization

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​HW Practice Paper and DSE 2016

PP Q c

GM technology --> effective to alleviate climatic constraints?​

(e.g. drought? water shortage? high evaporation rate?)​

​X lack of capital X superpest

X unknown impacts on human​

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​HW Practice Paper and DSE 2016

2016 Q c

Precision farming --> effective to tackle climatic constraints?​

(e.g. drought? water shortage? high evaporation rate?)​

​X lack of capital

X lack of technologyX wars and conflicts​

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​DSE 2019

Refer to Figures 3a, 3b and 3c. Discuss whether area X (a place in the Sahel) can improve local food supply by adopting precision farming.

Figure 3a:

Nomadic herding as major farming activity VS adopting of precision farming

• how different are these two types of farming activities? (e.g. in terms of major characteristics?)

• do you think nomads can handle precision farming? Why not?

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Figures 3a and 3b:

Physical and cultural factors: Inadequate water, unreliable rainfall​​, rising population​

• do we have enough water to practice precision farming? What could be the limitations? can we improve local food supply?

• can it catch up with the rising population?

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Figure 3a:

low carrying capacity of land (unfavourable physical environment)

• suitable for cultivation in the long run? sustainable?

• what type of crops do you think they can grow? what if they have chosen the "wrong" type?

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​Summary table on sustainable farming methods p.32

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p.84 MCQ 1

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DSE 2020

Refer to Figures 4a and 4b. Discuss whether the problem of food shortage in area X (a place in the Sahel) could be solved if the agricultural system of area Y were ​adopted.​

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DSE 2020

Refer to Figures 4a and 4b. Discuss whether the problem of food shortage in area X (a place in the Sahel) could be solved if the agricultural system of area Y were ​adopted.​

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What means by agricultural sy​stem? Can you tell some characteristics of agricultural system in area Y?

Open Ended

There are 3 major components in a farming system, they are ...

Open Ended

What are the characteristics of the inputs and outputs of farming system in area Y?

Characteristics of farming system

ie. input, process, output

• high cultural inputs, e.g. high level of technology, large amount of capital, favourable government policy

• high outputs, they are cash crops, e.g. arable crops and animal products

Open Ended

What will be the characteristics of farming in the region? (e.g. commercial or subsistence?)

Can area X adopt this farming system?

• can they change from extensive pastoral farming to intensive arable farming?

• can they change from subsistence farming to commercial farming?

• What are the limitations?

Even if they can adopt new farming system...

• what are the pros and cons on growing cash crops for sale and importing food crops?

• can the adopting of new farming system overcome other causes of food shortage in area X?

​DSE 2012

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