Crop Yields
& the challenges in
food production
The effects on environments of human alteration of biomes to produce food, industrial materials and fibres
Ongoing Work
Tasks 1 and 2
TASK 1
Read through the Australian Crop Report.
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What factor led to the low winter yield in 2019-20?
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Which crop required the most land?
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Which crop has the greatest winter production?
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Which crop created the greatest winter yield compared to its required land?
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Which crop produced the lowest winter yield?
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Research:​
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What are Australia's 5 biggest exported food commodities?
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What are Australia's 5 biggest imported food commodities?
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Australia exports to which top 3 countries?
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Australia imports to which top 3 countries?
Use this website: Tree map of exports/imports​
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Show:
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Create a graph for both the 5 biggest imports and the 5 biggest exports.
TASK 2
Watch this video and answer these questions.
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How has technology benefitted these farmers?
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Identify 2 problems that existed for farmers before the introduction of technology.
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What does it mean for them to have such advances compared to older practices? (make a table/list of benefits)
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Glossary:
GIS - Geographic Information System
Is a framework for gathering, managing and analysing data using location information to reveal deeper insights to help users make smarter decisions.
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