Starter quiz
- What is the global supply chain?
- things that are made through the process of manufacturing (often in factories)
- the distance that food travels
- the world that surrounds us
- the journey travelled by goods ✓
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- Which form of transport is not normally used in the global supply chain?
- car ✓
- train
- ship
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- What are costs and benefits?
- the bad and good things about something ✓
- the price of something
- how long it takes to make something
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- Which of the these is an example of something we import into the UK?
- bananas ✓
- newspapers
- education
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- Where something comes from is called its place of...
- original
- origin ✓
- birth
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- What is a carbon footprint?
- a measure of greenhouse gases that are released as a result of our actions ✓
- a measure of what we buy
- a measure of what we sell
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Exit quiz
- What is the place of origin?
- the place where something is thrown away
- the place where something is sold
- the place where something comes from ✓
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- Which of these are used to transport goods?
- lorry
- ship
- train
- aeroplane
- all of the above ✓
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- Which of these are advantages of using ships to transport goods?
- can go long distances ✓
- fast
- transport large amounts ✓
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- Which of the following are disadvantages of using ships to transport goods?
- slow ✓
- less secure ✓
- cheap
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- What is a measure of how quickly a food will spoil?
- lifecycle
- perishability ✓
- probability
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- What is a carbon footprint?
- the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere by one person ✓
- the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere by a whole country
- the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere by a car
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Different types of goods are transported using different forms of transport.
- Different factors influence which mode of transport is used.
- The place of origin, distance travelled, weight, perishability and value of products all influence transport choices.
- Transporting goods long distances has costs as well as benefits.
- Greater food miles are worse for the environment and contribute towards global warming.
Common misconception
The UK grows most of its own food.
We import about 50% of the food we eat.
Keywords
Place of origin - The place of origin is the place where something first comes from.
Costs and benefits - The costs and benefits are the bad things and good things about something.
Perishability - Perishability is a measure of how quickly something (usually food) will go rotten.
Food miles - Food miles measure the distance between where a food is grown or made to where it is eaten.
Carbon footprint - A carbon footprint is a measure of the total amount of greenhouse gases that are released as a result of our actions.
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