The food component (activity 2)

1. What do you think the above picture is referring to? What types of food would be eaten by people in this picture? Where would the foods they eat be produced? Does this have implications for the size of their footprint?

2. What do you think the second picture is referring to? What types of food would be eaten by people in this picture? Where would the foods they eat be produced? Does this have implications for the size of their footprint?
3. Name five countries on a world map that each picture could be referring to?
First picture: _______, _______, _______, ______, _____ (for example, USA)
Second picture: _______, _______, _______, ______, _____ (for example, Ethiopia)
4. Construct a statement that describes the two pictures?
5. Can you think of anything else about the food we eat that affects the size of our footprint? (other than where the food is produced)
More activities
Check the student activities about unpacking the Living Planet Report 2006, life cycle thinking and water, energy and greenhouse gases.