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Geography · Grade 7

Food, Water and Economic Geography

Learners follow food from farm to plate to see how economies work: the four economic sectors and how jobs shift between them, the supply chain that turns cocoa beans in West Africa into chocolate bars elsewhere, and where the value is added along the way. They measure the hidden 'virtual water' in foods, then explain why countries trade and how a dry country can save water by importing food.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 100 minutes
  • Food, water and economy check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, pick map regions, match pairs, type a number, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Classify economic activities into primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors and explain how employment shifts between sectors over time.
  • Trace a food supply chain across places and sectors and explain where value is added.
  • Explain virtual water and use water-footprint data to compare foods and diets.
  • Explain why countries trade, calculate a simple trade balance, and connect food trade to water scarcity.

Lessons

  1. Four economic sectors 6 steps4 practiceabout 25 min
  2. From bean to bar: a supply chain 6 steps4 practiceabout 25 min
  3. Virtual water: the water hidden in food 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  4. Why countries trade 6 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  5. Food, water and economy check 10 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

  • Globe ExplorerSpin a real 3D globe, flip to the flat map, and find continents, oceans and countries.
  • Pin the PlanetDrag the pin onto wonders, cities and exact latitude and longitude points.
  • Route PlannerFind the shortest way around town, dodge closed roads, and measure trips with a scale bar.

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