The Big Picture: What are cash crops?
CONNECT:
WHICH IS THE ODD ONE OUT?
A
B
C
D
A
Write down two sentences suggesting why that photo is the odd one out. B
Think about what is being farmed... On what scale... C
D
LEARNING OUTCOMES What: find out what cash crops are and how land can become overcultivated How: research cash crops and the risks they pose to the environment Why: to understand the impacts of increased pressures on people and land around the world
ACTIVATE: Answer the questions on your sheet about cash crop farming. Use the information in the text book on p.227 to help you.
Extension: Write a list of crops that could be considered ‘cash crops’. Here are some to get you started… Tea Coffee Sugar
DEMONSTRATE: 1. Complete the word fill on your sheet and annotate the image. 2. Draw your own copy of figure 3 (p.227) 3. Write a short paragraph explaining how overcultivation can lead to environmental degradation. Overcultivation can lead to environmental degradation because‌
Extension: What can be done to prevent environmental degradation?
REVIEW: Discuss in pairs: Should land, often the best farmland, be used to grow cash crops for export to well-fed people in rich countries, instead of growing food crops for the countries own people? Can this be justified in a time of rising populations, hunger and food shortages in developing countries? Share your ideas with the rest of the class.