Task 1- The worlds major biomes

Describe where the tundra areas are located?

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What proportion of Africa is taken up by deserts?

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Large areas of tropical rainforests are found on which continent?

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Name the regions of the world where temperate and Mediterranean biomes

can be found?

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Task 2 Agriculture Land Use

KEY; the darker the colour the closer to 100% coverage the area is a form of agricultue,

either crop land (yellow) or pasture (green)

Compare the map of land use for agriculture with the map of biomes- figure 1
Which biomes are used mostly for cropland?

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which biomes are used mostly for pasture i.e animal grazing?

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which biomes produce the least food?

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Is there an interconnection between biomes and land used for agriculture?

Give examples.

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Task 3- Global Food Levels and Food Security

When people can grow food in a biome, they have access to nutritious , safe and
sufficient food for a fit and healthy life, then the region can be said to be food secure.

Website:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/good-enough-to-eat

Step 1: Access the website above that looks at global food levels of 125 countries.

Step 2: select 6 countries from the menu

Step 3: locate the 6 countries within the food index

Step 4: Complete the table below to show the level of food security.
Food Affordabilit
Overall Enough to Eat Food Quality Diabetes & obesity
Index y
Country 1

Country 2

Country 3

Country 4

Country 5

Country 6

Step 5: Using the infographs and the table provided to you, answer the following
question.

 Do all people experience food security? explain and use examples.

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