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Which country is the biggest exporter of coffee beans?
Brazil
What is famine? Define it.
Famine is when an area does not have enough food to share equally between its people.
If rains are very heavy the ___ destroy ___ and farms and animals are ___.
floods, crops, drowned/lost
What is the name of the famine experienced in Ireland in 1840?
The Great Famine.
What happens when you eat too much food? What are side effects?
You become obese, this could lead to heart attacks.
How does famine affect people?
Stunt growth and brain development in children, more prone to disease, become too weak to work, malnourished, hard to farm animals, strong people may leave
Give three examples of cash crops.
tea, cocoa, bananas
True or false: there is not enough food in the world.
False: it is not shared equally
Define desertification.
When livestock are allowed to graze too much then the roots are damaged so the soil cannot stay intact. Or a country attacks another countrys farmland in war
What is a flash flood?
A sudden local flood typically due to heavy rain
How does war cause famine?
Crops can be destroyed by soldiers, farms become battlefields
What is a human cause of famine? Give an example.
When a government doesn't distribute resources evenly (failed government, war,
What is a drought?
A drought is a long period of time in which water is scarce
How can famine cause criminality in a city?
It can cause people to become desperate when prices rise so people steal to get food.
Name one way to avoid floods.
Aforestation: to plant more trees which will soak up the water. Don't build on floodplains.
How can famine change a persons lifestyle?
It can make them sick and hungry which can lead to death. It can cause people to migrate.
