Key Terms
The difference between climate and weather
What is "climate is the average weather conditions of a certain region over a long period of time while weather is the daily state of the atmosphere"
The two types of aquatic biomes
What is "freshwater and marine"
The majority of food production in Australia
What is "cattle/beef"
The definition of a food desert and how it impacts food insecurity
What is "a food desert is an area where there is limited access to healthy, affordable food. Somebody living in a food desert faces daily obstacles preventing them from going to a grocery store and buying fresh, nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables."
The 5 countries that currently have the highest population
What is "India, China, USA, Indonesia, and Pakistan"
Geography is the study of places and the ________________ between people and environments
What is "relationships"
Biomes that are on land
What are "terrestrial biomes"
The two main biomes in Australia
What is "desert and grassland"
DAILY DOUBLE
The three reasons we practice deforestation
What is "agricultural expansion, infrastructure expansion, and fuel source"
The 2050 problem
What is "the demand for food will increase more than the supply for food. Scientists estimate we will need to produce 50% more food than we currently do to feed the world population."
The variety of plant and animal life in a particular area
What is "biodiversity"
The type of biome that has the lowest measured temperatures, between -34C to 12C.
What is "tundra"
List three invasive species in Australia
What is "cane toad, feral cats, rabbits, foxes, yellow crazy ants, feral goats, or fire ants"
The difference between food availability and food accessibility
What is "food availability is when people have enough food on a consistent basis; food accessibility is when people can get the food they need (it is available at shops or markets) and can also afford it."
One pro and one con of genetically modified food
What is "pros: using less chemicals like pesticides, increasing food production; cons: we don’t know long-term effects, worried about disrupting ecosystem, passing down traits to plants"
What each letter stands for in the acronym "PQE"
What is "Pattern, Quantity, and Exception"
DAILY DOUBLE
The 5 major types of biomes
What are "aquatic, desert, forest, grassland and tundra biomes"
The type of farming most common in Australia
What is "commerical"
Four factors that impact food security around the world
What is "poverty, access to transportation, natural disasters, war and other conflicts, famine, and pandemics"
Three ways you can practice sustainable agriculture yourself
What is "looking after areas of land with wild grass or plants, encouraging natural predators like birds to eat insects, crop rotation, not turning soil over using machines, planting trees"
What each letter stands for in the acronym "SHEEPT"
What is "Social, Historic, Environmental, Economic, Political, and Technological"
The three types of forest biomes
What are "temperate, tropical, and boreal forests"
The percentage of fresh food consumed here that is produced by Australian farmers
What is "90%"
Three negative impacts of food insecurity on the human body
What is "malnutrition, poor mental health (anxiety), weakened immune system, and chronic diseases"
Three examples of unsustainable farming practices
What is "over-grazing, over-cultivation, land clearing/deforestation, excessive use of fertilisers, and over-irrigation"