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Explain impacts of food insecurity including famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices and social unrest.

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Section C: The challenge of resource management

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Food (optional route)

Aqa Gcse GeographyChallenges in the human environment

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Explain impacts of food insecurity including famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices and social unrest

  • This point belongs to Section C: The challenge of resource management, especially Food (optional route).
  • You need to be able to explain impacts of food insecurity including famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices and social unrest.
  • The key ideas to know are undernutrition, food insecurity, and famine.
  • Use the linked flashcards and practice questions to check recall, then practise applying the idea in an exam-style answer.

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undernutritionfood insecurityfamine

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This objective helps connect Food (optional route) to exam-style questions, flashcards, and revision notes for Section C: The challenge of resource management.

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What should a geography response explain about impacts of food insecurity including famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices and social unrest?

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For Geography, this page helps you revise impacts of food insecurity including famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices and social unrest in Section C: The challenge of resource management. Focus on the key terms, the exam command, and a clear answer that matches the question. Key terms to check are food insecurity and famine.

Key terms

  • food insecurity: A condition where people lack reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious food.
  • famine: In Food (optional route), famine means a severe shortage of food resulting in widespread hunger and significant mortality. This matters in Section C: The challenge of resource management because it supports the learning objective to explain impacts of food insecurity including famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices and social unrest. Use famine only in this subtopic-relevant sense so the definition stays concise, evidence-aware, and useful for AQA GCSE Geography 8035 revision.

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Confusing Causes of Food Insecurity: To fix this, clearly differentiate between causes and impacts of food insecurity. Remember that impacts include famine, undernutrition, soil erosion, rising prices, and social unrest.

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