Unit 12: Option F — The Geography of Food and Health

Topic 12.4: Future health and food security and sustainability Questions

Practice 15 exam-style questions for IB Geography SL Topic 12.4. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.

1Analyse4 marks
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The table shows estimated food lost or wasted, and the share that occurs after the food reaches consumers, for four world regions.
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2identify1 mark
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Vertical farming mainly raises food availability by…
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3identify1 mark
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An environmental disadvantage of GM crops is…
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4Outline2 marks
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Outline one way that using genetically modified organisms could raise the amount of food produced from farmland.
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5Outline2 marks
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Give one way vertical farming can raise long-term global food availability and explain how it does so.
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6Explain3 marks
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Explain how vertical farming could ease food insecurity.
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7Explain3 marks
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Explain how in vitro (lab-grown) meat could ease food insecurity.
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8Explain3 marks
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Set out and develop one social disadvantage of using genetically modified organisms to increase food production.
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Cutting food waste improves sustainability because it…
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10Explain3 marks
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Set out and develop one environmental disadvantage of growing genetically modified crops to raise output.
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11identify1 mark
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Food security means having reliable access to…
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12identify1 mark
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In limiting the spread of a disease, prevention usually…
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13Examine10 marks
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Examine the different ways food availability could be improved in different places.
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14To what extent10 marks
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To what extent is reducing food waste the best way to tackle food insecurity?
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15Explain6 marks
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Explain two strengths of reducing food waste as a way to improve food security.
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