Starter quiz
- Put these foods in order of distance travelled to get to your supermarket, closest first...
- 1⇔Potatoes
- 2⇔Oranges
- 3⇔Bananas
- What factors affect the carbon footprint of food?
- the distance it travels to get to us ✓
- the transport used to get it to us ✓
- the way it is grown ✓
- how popular the food is
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- What does 'buy local' mean?
- buy food grown near to your home ✓
- grow your own food
- buy food from your local supermarket
- reduce your food miles ✓
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- What are the disadvantages of buying local?
- jobs may be lost of farms and factories in other countries ✓
- it supports British farmers
- food miles only form part of a foods carbon footprint ✓
- greenhouse gas emissions are not important
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- Which food types have the highest carbon footprint?
- meat ✓
- fruit
- dairy ✓
- vegetables
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- Which of these is true of intensive agriculture?
- uses machines ✓
- uses chemicals and fertilizers ✓
- happens on small farms
- aims to grow as many crops as possible ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the key word to the correct definition.
- lines of longitude⇔imaginary lines on Earth showing how far east or west a place is ✓
- lines of latitude⇔imaginary lines on Earth showing how far north or south a place is ✓
- the equator⇔the line of latitude at 0 degrees. ✓
- What type of climate does cocoa grow in?
- temperate
- polar
- tropical ✓
- desert
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- Put these parts of the chocolate making process in the correct order.
- 1⇔Harvesting
- 2⇔Fermenting
- 3⇔Roasting
- 4⇔Grinding
- 5⇔Tempering
- 6⇔Moulding
- Who gets the biggest proportion of the value of a chocolate bar?
- farmers
- transporters
- retailers ✓
- manufacturers ✓
- processors
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- What challenges do farmers on cocoa farms face?
- people don't like chocolate
- low salary ✓
- climate change ✓
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- Why do farmers join cooperatives?
- they are paid a better salary ✓
- they get better working conditions ✓
- to gain more friends
- to improve investment into schools in their local area ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Most cocoa trees grow in a narrow belt between a latitude of ten degrees north and ten degrees south of the Equator.
- Various stages are involved in chocolate production, from growing and harvesting cocoa beans to manufacturing chocolate.
- Small-scale cocoa farmers face challenges with growing their crops and are adapting to these in different ways.
- The challenges facing small-scale cocoa farmers, and the solutions to these, have direct and indirect consequences.
Common misconception
Limited understanding of what a supply chain is.
Refer back to the example of commercial bread production in Lesson 1. Investigate the supply chain of other common food products.
Keywords
Latitude - Lines of latitude are imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
Supply chain - A supply chain is every step a product goes through to be made and delivered to the customer
Retailer - Retailers are people or businesses that sell goods
Manufacturer - A manufacturer is a person or company that makes goods to sell
Cooperative - A cooperative is a business or group that is run by the people who work for it
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