What happens when you eat too much food? What are side effects?
You become obese, this could lead to heart attacks.
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Which country is the biggest exporter of coffee beans?
Brazil
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What is involuntary migration?
When people are forced to leave a country due to famine, war, natural disasters
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Name one way to avoid floods.
Aforestation: to plant more trees which will soak up the water. Don't build on floodplains.
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If rains are very heavy the ___ destroy ___ and farms and animals are ___.
floods, crops, drowned/lost
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boom
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gift
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fairy
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baam
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What is the name of the famine experienced in Ireland in 1840?
The Great Famine.
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How does war cause famine?
Crops can be destroyed by soldiers, farms become battlefields
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What is a flash flood?
A sudden local flood typically due to heavy rain
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seesaw
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rocket
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banana
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What is a human cause of famine? Give an example.
When a government doesn't distribute resources evenly (failed government, war,
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What is a drought?
A drought is a long period of time in which water is scarce
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Give three examples of cash crops.
tea, cocoa, bananas
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How can we prevent famine?
Providing clean water, supporting farmers in villages, not farming only cash crops
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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