WorksheetsFood miles
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Food miles refers to
How many miles you need to run to burn off calories
How far food has traveled to be sold
How man miles you can run from the energy food provides
All of the above
Food miles refers to
How many miles you need to run to burn off calories
How far food has traveled to be sold
How man miles you can run from the energy food provides
All of the above
A lot of beef is transported from Argentina, how far does it travel to get to the UK?
5000
6000
7000
8000
A lot of Lamb comes from New Zealand. How far does it travel to get to the UK?
1000
7000
11000
21000
Fuel used by planes and ships pollutes the atmosphere?
True
False
What can we do when buying products to reduce food miles? (Select three correct answers)
Buy foods when they are in season only
Check labels and buy local products
Shop at farmer markets
Buy all food from one foreign country
Why are food miles a problem?
It takes advantage of poor countries
The food can go off when transported
Foreign foods taste funny
Fuels from transporting the foods effects the environment (Global warming)
Cocoa trees grow in the desert
True
False
Which is the Fairtrade logo?
Which of these fruits is most likely to have a fairtrade logo on them?
Who gets the least money from the sale of chocolate?
farmer
shipper
manufacturer
retailer
These are?
Cashew nuts
Apples
Coffee beans
Peppercorns
These are?
Cashew nuts
Apples
Coffee beans
Peppercorns
This is?
Cinnamon bark
Vanilla pods
Some old sticks
Coffee
A dried and fully fermented seed that chocolate is made from?
(a)
Foreign goods and services bought by citizens, businesses, and the government of another country.
(a)
A person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw material
(a)
Fairtrade is an organisation that supports the work of farmers in developing countries. Which of the following is true:
Fairtrade protects workers rights
Fairtrade protects the environment
Fairtrade works in partnership with farmers and consumers
Fairtrade invests in small scale organisations that help the environment
all of the above
What is the main reason why we waste food?
Not storing food correctly
Not planning meals properly
Misunderstanding the use by and best before dates
All of the above
Fairtrade is _____________________________
a foundation set up to ensure that food producers in developing countries get paid unfair prices for their crops
producing food in a way that can be maintained over a long period of time and protects the environment
the ability of people to be able to buy which is safe, nutritious and affordable
a foundation set up to ensure that food producers in developing countries get paid fair prices for their crops
