Directions: Search the internet for a current event article about

the topic assigned and answer the statements and questions

below.
1. Title: Environmental Impacts of Food Production
2. URL address: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food?
insight=meat-dairy-food-carbon-footprint#key-insights-on-the-environmental-
impacts-of-food
3. Publication source: Our world in data
4. Date of article:2022
5. Who is involved and/or affected in the article? Farmers, and humans.
6. What is the article about? List 3 important facts you learned from the article.
Food is responsible for 26% for around 26% of worldly green house gas. Half of
the world available land is used for agricultural practices. Beef has the highest
ecological footprint.
7. When did the story in the article take place? Is the situation recurring or a one-
time event? This has been going on for many years. This is a recurring event.
8. Where is the event/issue taking place in the article? (Specify city, county, region,
etc.) This event is taking place all over the world.
9. Why is this article important? (Why did this article interest you in selecting it?)
This article highlights all of the important events taking place in modern
agriculture. It shows how farming practices have started to show negative
feedback loops on the earth’s ecosystems.
10. How does this story relate to what we have leaned in class? How are your feelings
affected by the article based on what we have learned? This covers farming and
the unsustainable ways that farming has changed over the years.

Rubric: The entire Current Event assignment must display the following
requirements for each question/statement above:
a. Demonstrates thoughtfulness, preparation, and accuracy.
b. Reflects real understanding of the story and the issues.
c. Follows directions.
d. Is complete, neat, and includes information from the entire article.
e. Seeks to answer and/or explain a provocative question or topic.