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11 Cards in this Set
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What did people mainly eat before the 1960's?
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small range of seasonal foods which had been grown in own country
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what do people now demand?
What has this led to? |
a range of foods all year, regardless of growing seasons
Globalisation of food industry |
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What does globalisation of the food industry mean?
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food being produced in a foreign country and imported
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What are food miles/
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distance food is transported to the market
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What is the result of high food miles
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more carbon dioxide produced, this carbon dioxide adds to global warming
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What is a carbon footprint?
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amount of carbon dioxide produced during growing and transportation
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what is the result of a larger carbon footprint?
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more carbon dioxide and more global warming
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What is marginal land and give examples
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land not suitable for farming
steep hillsides edges of deserts |
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what is subsistence farming?
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food produced for their family
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What is commercial farming?
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where food is produced to sell
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what are crops sold to make money called?
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cash crops
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