Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
The Complexities of our Global Food System
The global food system is balanced between the supply and demand of food and tethered to our environment. These high resolution PDFs demonstrate visually the complexity of agriculture. These maps highlight how the global food system is the balance between supply and demand of food as governed by geography and politics. These elements are divided into natural systems and human systems.
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Author
Rene Michalak and Brenda Schroeder
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Hunger and Malnutrition (Grades 6-8)
- Global Trade and Interdependence
- Global Food Security
- Filling the Global Grocery Bag
- Food Systems Feed the World
- Tracing the Agricultural Supply Chain
- The Environmental Footprint of Livestock