Feeding a Global Population Food, Soil, Land, & Mining – Day 1

AP ? Of the Day Which of the following is NOT a result of the Green Revolution? Increased food production High-yield crop varieties due to selective breeding Decreased use of monoculture More land being converted for use in agriculture Use of pesticides and fertilizers

AP ? Of the Day Which of the following is NOT a result of the Green Revolution? Increased food production High-yield crop varieties due to selective breeding Decreased use of monoculture More land being converted for use in agriculture Use of pesticides and fertilizers

This Unit… Reading Guides for Chapters 10 & 12 will be posted online today – due on test day Test on Land Use (to include soil, farming/agriculture, mining, forestry) on January 15th (A-day) and 19th (B-day)

Food for Thought… TED Talk – The Other Inconvenient Truth

The End of Civilization? Read the articles on your table. Summarize the reading – include: Problems/Causes/Effects/Solutions Turn into folders for a grade (make sure your name is on it )

Discussion With your shoulder partner, identify the most shocking discovery from the reading. With your face partner, discuss how the article made you feel. As a group, decide what the leading issue causing food insecurity might be.

Key Ideas – How things have changed Traditional agriculture relies on low-input polycultures Lower risk from disease, weather devastation Better for the soil/varied nutrient demands Slash & burn agriculture = 10 to 30 year recovery of area but utilizes natural fertilizers and lessens water demand (different root depths) Green revolution/industrial farming Monculture – genetically modified, high yield crops – depletes soil, vulnerable Industrial fertilizers and irrigation Very energy intensive

Meat Consumption Rising steadily as more nations become developed with increasing incomes (think of China) 56 Billion animals are raised and slaughtered for food each year ~50% of worlds meat comes from rangeland & enclosed pastures Other 50% is from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) Grain requirements for a nation increase as they move to animal-based diets Countries forced to secure their grain sources or land sources as their demands rise

Food, Inc. Over the next 2 class periods we will be watching Food, Inc. Answer the questions on the handout as we go – this will be a grade. The information in this Academy Award nominated, Emmy Award winning film is full of relevant information for this unit – please pay attention. Link