Sample
Summaries after sample
, U3.4: Unprocessed and processed foods U3.1: People and food
• Unprocessed food - foods that remain in their natural state and have not been changed. The ways in which people get their food:
• Processed food - food that has been changed from its natural state.
• • Buying, collecting, hunting, growing and fishing.
Why we process foods:
• To make food last longer without spoiling by using preservatives.
• To make food look or taste better using flavorants and colourings. U3.2: Ways of farming
• To make inedible raw items edible (e.g. turning raw wheat into bread).
• To make life easier, such as buying pre-cut meat instead of a whole animal. Farming for self and family:
•
• Subsistence farmers farm enough to support
U3.3: Crop and stock farming themselves and their family.
C3: Food and
Sample Crop farming in South Africa:
• Crops are grown for food, medicine, or herbal oils.
farming in
South Africa
• They grow many different crops and keep some
animals.
• Major crops – maize, wheat, sugar cane, and sunflower seeds. Farming crops and animals to sell:
Summaries after sample • South Africa grows a surplus of crops – the surplus is sold to
other countries. • Commercial farming grow crops or raise animals
specifically to sell for a profit.
• They are typically very large operations.
Fruit farming in South Africa: • They use heavy machinery and employ many workers.
• Main fruits - apples, oranges, grapes, pears, peaches, and bananas. • Most commercial farms focus on 1 main product.
• South African fruit is exported and sold all over the world.
Growing food in towns and cities:
Stock farming in South Africa:
• Growing food locally is becoming vital because the
• Stock farming involves breeding and keeping livestock for their meat world faces food shortages.
or products. • Food can be grown on almost any piece of land as long
• Large stock - big animals like cattle (used for meat and dairy). as the crops are watered and cared for.
• Small stock - animals like sheep, goats, and pigs.
• Poultry farming - mostly involves chicken farming for meat and eggs.
GR4 SS-GEO T3-C3 Mind Map Our World, Our Society Copyright © www.summariessa.co.za (DO NOT COPY)
Summaries after sample
, U3.4: Unprocessed and processed foods U3.1: People and food
• Unprocessed food - foods that remain in their natural state and have not been changed. The ways in which people get their food:
• Processed food - food that has been changed from its natural state.
• • Buying, collecting, hunting, growing and fishing.
Why we process foods:
• To make food last longer without spoiling by using preservatives.
• To make food look or taste better using flavorants and colourings. U3.2: Ways of farming
• To make inedible raw items edible (e.g. turning raw wheat into bread).
• To make life easier, such as buying pre-cut meat instead of a whole animal. Farming for self and family:
•
• Subsistence farmers farm enough to support
U3.3: Crop and stock farming themselves and their family.
C3: Food and
Sample Crop farming in South Africa:
• Crops are grown for food, medicine, or herbal oils.
farming in
South Africa
• They grow many different crops and keep some
animals.
• Major crops – maize, wheat, sugar cane, and sunflower seeds. Farming crops and animals to sell:
Summaries after sample • South Africa grows a surplus of crops – the surplus is sold to
other countries. • Commercial farming grow crops or raise animals
specifically to sell for a profit.
• They are typically very large operations.
Fruit farming in South Africa: • They use heavy machinery and employ many workers.
• Main fruits - apples, oranges, grapes, pears, peaches, and bananas. • Most commercial farms focus on 1 main product.
• South African fruit is exported and sold all over the world.
Growing food in towns and cities:
Stock farming in South Africa:
• Growing food locally is becoming vital because the
• Stock farming involves breeding and keeping livestock for their meat world faces food shortages.
or products. • Food can be grown on almost any piece of land as long
• Large stock - big animals like cattle (used for meat and dairy). as the crops are watered and cared for.
• Small stock - animals like sheep, goats, and pigs.
• Poultry farming - mostly involves chicken farming for meat and eggs.
GR4 SS-GEO T3-C3 Mind Map Our World, Our Society Copyright © www.summariessa.co.za (DO NOT COPY)
