KQ2 What are the trends and challenges in the production of food crops?

Practice Questions [Refer Textbook 4, pp 140 – 149; SAP O Level Geog 2236/02 papers]
1 Figure 2.81 (p 149) shows one of the stages of food production.

Identify the stage of food production and describe how this stage of production help to make
food available for the consumer. (4m)

2 Figure 2.82 (p 149) shows the use of fertilisers in different regions of the world from 1960 –
2000.

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a. Describe the relationship between fertiliser use and crop yield between 1960 and 2000. (3m)

b Compare changes in crop yields in DCs with that of Sub-Saharan Africa from 1960 to 2000. (3m)

c Suggest reasons why changes in crop yields differ in DCs and in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1960 to
2000. (4m)

3 Study Figure 2.71 (p141) which shows projected changes in agricultural productivity in 2080 due to
climate change.

Use Figure 2.71 to describe the variations in agricultural productivity in 2080 due to climate change.
(4m)

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4 Study Figure 7, which shows the effect of a temperature increase on the yields of three corps grown
in the tropics. [O Level 2236/02, 2020 Q4b]

Compare the effect of a temperature increase on the yields of the three crops shown in Fig. 7. (5m)

5 Study Figure 11, which shows the relationship between salinity and percentage germination of
crops over a period of time. Germination is when a seed starts to sprout and grow. [O Level
2236/02, 2017 Q4b]

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Describe the effect of high and low salinity on the percentage germination of crops over a period of
time. {4m}

OEQs on Food
1 ‘The benefits of using biotechnology to overcome food shortage outweigh the problems it may
cause’.

Using examples to help you, assess the accuracy of this statement. [O Level 2236/02, 2019 Q3e]

2 ‘Food shortages are mainly caused by political factors’.

To what extent do you agree with this statement? Give reasons and examples to support your
answer. [O Level 2236/02, 2018 Q4e]

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