DO IT NOW

C AN IN C RE A SE F OO D SU PPLY
OWN AS MANY WAYS THAT WE
LIST D
H AV E L E AR NT AB OU T SIX!
HINT – WE
DID YOU GET?
• AEROPONICS (PLANTS GROWN IN AIR, MISTED WITH WATER)
• HYDROPONICS [PLANTS GROWN IN WATER TANKS, NUTRIENT RICH)
• GREEN REVOLUTION
• APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
• IRRIGATION
• BIOTECHNOLOGY / GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS
C AS E S T U D Y – INC R E A S I NG
FO OD S U P P LY
ALMERIA, SPAIN
INCREA SING FOOD SUPPLY!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• LOCATION
• PHYSICAL FEATURES OF ALMERIA
• MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE FOOD SUPPLY
• EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE FOOD SUPPLY
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
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Question D
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ALMERIA, SPAIN
Barcelona
AN EXAMPLE OF A
SPAIN LARGE SCALE
AGRICULTURAL
Valencia DEVELOPMENT

Almeria
WHERE IS
Málaga
Area of high
ALMERIA?
concentration of
greenhouses
0 100KM

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WHY GROW FOOD IN ALMERIA?

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Question 1 and 2
READ THE TEXT

• READ THE TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 30. BE READY FOR A MEMORY QUIZ TEST.
CAN YOU REMEMBER…?

1. HOW MANY HECTARES OF GREENHOUSES ARE THERE?

2. HOW MANY MILLION TONNES OF FOOD PRODUCE ARE MADE EACH YEAR?
3. WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO THE ECONOMY?
4. WHAT SYSTEM IS USED TO GROW THE PLANTS OUT OF SOIL?
5. WHAT FRACTION OF UK TOMATOES COME FROM ALMERIA?
CAN YOU REMEMBER…?

1. HOW MANY HECTARES OF GREENHOUSES ARE THERE? 40,000

2. HOW MANY MILLION TONNES OF FOOD PRODUCE ARE MADE EACH YEAR? 2.7
3. WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO THE ECONOMY? 1.2 BILLION EUROS
4. WHAT SYSTEM IS USED TO GROW THE PLANTS OUT OF SOIL? HYDROPONICS
5. WHAT FRACTION OF UK TOMATOES COME FROM ALMERIA? ¼
ALMERIA, THE FOOD SUPPLY ISSUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYiQ-kgZHjA
GOOD OR BAD? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-52319537
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBeua3KYL3I
ALMERIA, THE FOOD SUPPLY ISSUE
GOOD OR BAD?
1. The area produces
relatively cheap fresh fruit
and vegetables for people
all year round
5. Hydroponics mean that
the plants only get the
nutrients they need via the
2. The greenhouses cool 3. The fruit and vegetables 4. Water use has put a Page 40
the local area by reflecting need packing, and this strain on local water
sunlight back out into the creates extra jobs sources despite the use of Tasks
atmosphere! desalinised sea water.
Natural underground
aquifers are drying up.
6. There are large amounts
7. The plastic used has 8. Hydroponic growing
of cheap temporary labour
badly damaged local techniques have helped to
available to help in the
ecosystems and the save on soil and resources

1.
drip hoses, there is less farming. Many migrants environment. Waste and boost harvests
waste. come from Eastern Europe
plastic is often burnt and CLASSIFY THE STATEMENTS BY COLOURING THEM USING THE
and North Africa this is toxic and hazardous
to human health. KEY BELOW.
9. The Bajo Almanzora 10. Large amounts of litter 11. The year round warm 12. There are factories that
desalinisation plant is
helping to provide
have been left in the area temperatures help to cut
including containers used energy costs
produce the necessary
plastic and also recycle it.
2. NOW ADD + OR - SYMBOLS IF THOSE ITEMS ARE POSITIVE OR
freshwater to the region for chemicals and plastic
sheeting.
This has created a
secondary industry and
NEGATIVE

13. Local riverbeds have

extra jobs.
14. The greenhouses often 15. Less water is used due 16. Strict EU rules on 3. TO WHAT EXTENT ARE LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS
been blocked up, there are use pesticides to protect to the use of drip hose quality have helped cut
fears that these could the crops from pests, these irrigation, and chemical use and raise the SUCCESSFUL? USE AN EXAMPLE YOU HAVE STUDIED. 6 MARKS
break and cause increase health risks for greenhouses limit standards of production
catastrophic flooding people working there and evaporation losses
during intense rainstorms have been proven to cause
in this part of Spain.

17. Some of the immigrants

some cancers.

are from North Africa and
work illegally in Spain, this
raises tensions in the
region.
18. The Spanish
Government offered
support through
infrastructure, technical
advice and sources of
funding.
19. The immigrant labour
force is paid very low
wages and they live in poor
conditions
20. Many agribusinesses
Social
have located in the area
providing high quality R&D
jobs. Especially in the
Almeria Agribusiness
cluster.

21. Plants can be grown

outside of their normal
22. The sale of the fruit and
vegetables Is big business Economic Environmental
growing season, for the region and for
increasing the variety of Spain.
diet for people throughout
the year.
1. The area produces
relatively cheap fresh fruit
and vegetables for people
all year round
+ atmosphere!
5. Hydroponics mean that
2. The greenhouses cool 3. The fruit and vegetables 4. Water use has put a
the local area by reflecting need packing, and this strain on local water
sunlight back out into the creates extra jobs sources despite the use of ALMERIA, SPAIN
+ +
desalinised sea water.
Natural underground
aquifers are drying up. - AN EXAMPLE OF A LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
6. There are large amounts
7. The plastic used has 8. Hydroponic growing

-
the plants only get the of cheap temporary labour
badly damaged local techniques have helped to
nutrients they need via the available to help in the
ecosystems and the save on soil and resources
drip hoses, there is less farming. Many migrants environment. Waste and boost harvests 1. Classify the statements by colouring them using
waste.
+ and North Africa
-
come from Eastern Europe
plastic is often burnt and
this is toxic and hazardous
to human health.
+ the key below.
9. The Bajo Almanzora
desalinisation plant is
10. Large amounts of litter 11. The year round warm
have been left in the area temperatures help to cut
12. There are factories that
produce the necessary
2. Now add + or - symbols if those items are
helping to provide including containers used energy costs
+plastic and also recycle it. positive or negative
+ -
freshwater to the region for chemicals and plastic This has created a
sheeting. secondary industry and
extra jobs.
3. To what extent are large scale agricultural
13. Local riverbeds have 14. The greenhouses often 15. Less water is used due 16. Strict EU rules on projects successful? Use an example you have
been blocked up, there are use pesticides to protect to the use of drip hose quality have helped cut
fears that these could the crops from pests, these irrigation, and chemical use and raise the studied. 6 marks
break and cause increase health risks for greenhouses limit standards of production
catastrophic flooding people working there and evaporation losses

- + +
-
during intense rainstorms have been proven to cause
in this part of Spain.

17. Some of the immigrants

some cancers.

18. The Spanish 19. The immigrant labour 20. Many agribusinesses
Social
are from North Africa and Government offered force is paid very low have located in the area
work illegally in Spain, this support through wages and they live in poor providing high quality R&D

-
infrastructure, technical

-
raises tensions in the conditions jobs. Especially in the

+
advice and sources of

+
region. Almeria Agribusiness
funding.
cluster.

21. Plants can be grown

outside of their normal
22. The sale of the fruit and
vegetables Is big business Economic Environmental
growing season, for the region and for

+
increasing the variety of Spain.

+
diet for people throughout
the year.
TO WHAT EXTENT ARE LARGE SCALE
AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS SUCCESSFUL?
USE AN EXAMPLE YOU HAVE STUDIED

6 MARKS

PLAN AND ANSWER ON PAGE 20

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Sample Answer- Does this answer address the question being

ask adequately? …………GREEN BIRO’S AT THE READY

Almeria is an arid region in Southern Spain. Since 1980 it has

developed the largest concentrations of greenhouses in the
world covering some 26,000 hectares. The greenhouses are
used to grow a variety of fruit and vegetables, supplying
countries such as the Uk with out of season tomoatoes,
lettuces, cucumber and peppers. Over 50 per cent of
Europe’s fruit and veg are grown here.