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Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

10 juin 2011

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781406237122

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

15 Mo

Our population of over six billion people is putting increasing pressure on the world's resources. So what solutions are there to the many challenges facing the environment today? This series encourages readers to think about what they would do about a range of local and global topics, providing them with ideas, tools, and skills to research and understand difficult questions. Its practical, down-to-earth treatment and case studies will encourage critical thinking and keep students engaged, whilst providing guidance on the information and media literacy skills that are part of the modern curriculum.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

10 juin 2011

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781406237122

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

15 Mo

E N V I R N M N H A L N

AVOIDING HUNGER AND FINDING WATER

Andrew Langley

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Langley, Andrew, 1949- AvoIdIng hunger and îndIng water. -- (EnvIronment challenge) 1. Food supply--JuvenIle lIterature. 2. Food securIty-- JuvenIle lIterature. 3. Water-supply--JuvenIle lIterature. ï. TItle ïï. SerIes 363.8-dc22

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Contents

Famine and drought .............................................................................. 4

Too many mouths to feed ...................................................................... 8

Growing food ........................................................................................ 14

The water crisis ..................................................................................... 20

From farm to plate ................................................................................. 26

Vanishing fields...................................................................................... 32

We want good food............................................................................... 38

What we all eat ..................................................................................... 42

Glossary ............................................................................................... 44

Find out more........................................................................................ 46

Index..................................................................................................... 48

Words appearing in the text in bold,like this, are explained in the glossary.

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Famine and drought Have you ever been really hungry? Real hunger is not just going without food for a few hours. It means never having enough food for periods of weeks, months, or even years. And have you ever been thirsty? Imagine never being able to quench your thirst, with no tap to turn on and no bottle to drink from. A hungry world Across the world, huge numbers of people go What’s the point of food?hungry and thirsty. Without enough healthy food, these people’s bodies will never grow or fight disease Everybody eats food. We need properly. They will bemalnourished, meaning they it to stay alive. If we do not eat, lack essentialnutrition, and many people will die. our bodies will not be able to People can also die from lack of clean water. Here operate. Food gives us the energy are some figures relating to hunger. to do work. It also gives us the nutrientsthat allow us to growtotal• The population(number of people) in the and stay healthy.world is about 6.9 billion. Where does food come from?• Over 872 million people do not have enough food. Most of it is taken from plants orOver 60 per cent of these people are women. animals. We grow crop plants such • Every minute, ten children die due to lack of as grains, fruits, and vegetables. proper food. We raise animals, including cattle, • Over one billion people do not have access pigs, and sheep, so that we can to safe drinking water. eat their meat. We also eat other animal products, such as eggs and milk.

Millions of the world’s population do not have enough food or water. The darker red areas on this map mark the worst affected places.

North America

USA

0–5% 5–15% 15–25% 25–35% 35–50% more than 50% no information

Undernourishment in total population

South America

UK Europe

Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

Antarctica

Russia

Asia

China India

Ethiopia

Australasia

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