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Geography
Farms and factories: where does our food come from?

Starter quiz

  • Match the food to the correct place of origin.
    • Potatoes
      ⇔
      The Andes ✓
    • Rice
      ⇔
      South East Asia ✓
    • Coffee
      ⇔
      East Africa ✓
    • Chocolate
      ⇔
      Central America ✓
  • What are greenhouse gases?
    • gases that are green in colour
    • gases produced in a greenhouse
    • gases that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere  ✓
  • Put these times in history in order, the oldest first.
    • 1
      ⇔
      The Stone Age
    • 2
      ⇔
      The Romans
    • 3
      ⇔
      The Tudors
  • Which of these are positives to transporting food around the world?
    • An increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
    • A better variety of food available.  ✓
    • The easier and quicker distribution of food.  ✓
  • Match the word to the correct definition.
    • Preserving
      ⇔
      this helps food to last longer, so it is available year round ✓
    • In season
      ⇔
      the time of year when a food is naturally ready for harvesting ✓
    • Food processing
      ⇔
      the process of turning raw materials into food that can be eaten ✓
  • Which of these are examples of early food processing?
    • canning
    • refrigeration
    • fermenting  ✓
    • drying food in the sun  ✓
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