Patterns of Food Production and Consumption (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Environmental capacity in food production
Environmental capacity in food production
Natural conditions: terrain, climate, water, soil quality
Human capacity in food production
Human capacity in food production
Resources: population, skills, technology, capital investment
Global avg kcal/person/day in early 1960s
Global avg kcal/person/day in early 1960s
2,300 kilocalories
Global avg kcal/person/day by 2015
Global avg kcal/person/day by 2015
Over 2,940 kilocalories
Key crop development in green revolution
Key crop development in green revolution
High-yielding crop varieties
Unit for measuring food consumption
Unit for measuring food consumption
Kilocalories (kcal) per capita per day
Minimum daily energy requirement range (kcal)
Minimum daily energy requirement range (kcal)
1,700-2,000 kcal per day
3 regions most suffering from undernourishment
3 regions most suffering from undernourishment
Sub-Saharan Africa, S/C/E Asia, Latin America
Commercial farming characteristic
Commercial farming characteristic
Majority of produce sold rather than consumed
Subsistence farming characteristic
Subsistence farming characteristic
Majority of produce consumed by landowner/workers