Year 6 · Geography · Trade and resources · Lesson 3
Food miles and fair trade
Food miles, seasonal and local food, transport emissions, and fair trade: fair prices, community payments, working conditions and the Fairtrade mark.
13-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Explain food miles
- Evaluate local and imported food
- Explain fair trade
- Make responsible food choices
The method
- Where/how?
- Season?
- Fair pay?
- Balance.
Key words: food miles, seasonal, fair trade, Fairtrade mark, producer, consumer.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
What are food miles?
- Step 1: Distance
Answer: the distance food travels from farm to plate
Question 2
Why can high food miles be a problem?
- Step 1: CO2
Answer: more fuel used and more CO2 released
Question 3
Which transport has the highest emissions per kg of food?
- Step 1: p...
Answer: plane