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Cambridge IGCSE Geography

10.3The challenges of food supply

The challenges of food supply in Cambridge IGCSE Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 10.3.1Describe human and natural factors that reduce food supply.
  2. 10.3.2Describe the problems of food insecurity in countries at different levels of development.
  3. 10.3.3Describe strategies and techniques for increasing food supply.
  4. 10.3.4Evaluate the role of food aid in improving food security.
  5. 10.3.5Evaluate strategies for managing desertification and soil erosion, including sustainable ones.
  6. 10.3.6Detailed specific example: food supply and food insecurity in a named country or area.

Lessons

  • Food security and increasing food supply

    32 min

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  • Land degradation: soil erosion, deforestation and desertification

    35 min

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Why does ploughing along the contours reduce soil erosion?

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