Name:______Mods:______Date:______
CH 11 Reading guide:
Read the introduction to the chapter. Be prepared to discuss the farming practices with your class.
11.1 Human nutritional requirements are not always satisfied
Before reading the section, guess how many people die per year of starvation?______What is the actual number?______Why has the global number of malnourished gone up recently? ______
Match the vocabulary word with the description below: undernutrition, malnourished,2,200, food security, food insecurity, famine, anemia, over nutrition, vitamin A
______a condition in which people have access to sufficient , safe and nutritious food
______the amount of calories that should be consumed by the average person
______Tim eats one meal a day that consists of a variety of nutrients but feels sluggish and is constantly sick
______Jane suffers from a condition because she can only afford processed foods with high levels of high fructose corn syrup
______Susan lives in an area where they don’t have enough food for the population
______is a condition caused by the lack of iron in their diet from grain, herbs, vegetables and meat.
______the lack of this nutrient causes 250,000 children per year to become blind
______can also be caused by malaria, AIDS, and parasite infections
______is a condition that affects over 1 billion people in the world
What three foods account for 60% of the human diet?_____, ______, ______followed by ______.
Reasons for Undernutrition and Malnutrition Currently we have enough food to feed the human race.
What is the primary reason for undernutrition and malnutrition?______
How do politics affect undernutrition?
How does it affect violence?
Why is it wasteful, in terms of energy, to feed 40% of the world’s grain to livestock?
Do you think it is feasible to greatly expand food production?_____ Discuss both sides of the argument.
The Green Revolution and industrial farming methods have transformed agriculture
The abundance of food has led to exponential human population growth. What is meant by the idea that food production has led to a positive feedback loop?
Define industrial agriculture or agribusiness:
Explain energy subsidy in terms of ordering the steak or chicken at a restaurant. Look at figure 11.4 to help you.
Where do we get the energy for modern agriculture?______
Why is it better to eat a locally grown apple as opposed to a mango or pineapple?
The Green Revolution involved ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, and ______. How did it begin?
What are some negative impacts of irrigation?
Fertilizers contain nutrients such as ______, ______and ______.
How are organic fertilizers produced?
How are synthetic or inorganic fertilizers produced?
What are some negative impacts of synthetic fertilizers?
What are the two main problems with monocropping?
Pesticides: Match the term with the correct definition or fact.
______targets insects
______is when an organism is no longer affected by pesticide
______kills and controls pests
______is meant to kill plants that compete with crops
______kill a variety of pests, ______are used for a narrow range of organisms
______is when a substance does not break down quickly and stays in the environment for a long time
______is when a substance builds up in the body
______is an example of persistence and bioaccumulation
______is a pesticide that will breakdown within a few weeks like Roundup
What is the pesticide treadmill?
Pesticides can cause wider environmental effects. Explain them.