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Geography · Grade 10

Agriculture and Food Systems

Learners trace farming from its hearths in the Fertile Crescent, China, Mesoamerica and the Andes through three agricultural revolutions to today's global food system. They calculate land rent with von Thünen's model, analyse the Green Revolution's gains and costs, use the four dimensions of food security to explain hunger and food deserts, and evaluate strategies for a more sustainable food system.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 115 minutes
  • Agriculture and food systems check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, pin a map, pick map regions, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Explain agricultural hearths and the three agricultural revolutions, including the Green Revolution's benefits and costs.
  • Apply von Thünen's model to calculate land rent and explain rural land-use patterns, and critique its assumptions.
  • Use the four dimensions of food security to analyse hunger and food access at different scales.
  • Evaluate strategies for sustainable food systems, including reducing food loss and waste.

Lessons

  1. Hearths and agricultural revolutions 6 steps4 practiceabout 28 min
  2. Von Thünen's model 6 steps4 practiceabout 29 min
  3. Food security 6 steps4 practiceabout 29 min
  4. Towards sustainable food systems 6 steps3 practiceabout 29 min
  5. Agriculture and food systems check 10 questions at the end

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