1. What is most likely to happen to half of the children under five in drought-prone countries?
2. If women had access to resources, the extra output would be between 12 and 17%. True or false?
3. How much of a decrease in the growing season will 265 million people see over the next 40 years?
Explore
1. Why do you think climate change might have an impact on the increase of bacteria in food?
2. According to the infographic, children born during a drought are at a disadvantage when it comes to nutrition. Can you explain why this might be?
3 3. Which infographic do you find most effective? Explain your choice.
4. (a) Choose one of the infographics and express the information in words. For example: According to a study from 2008, extremely poor people worldwide spend between a half and three-quarters of their income on food.
(b) Write a personal response to the information you have just described. Investigate
Think of a challenge that people face today. Research this issue and find one or two statistics that explain the issue further. Carefully check your sources and make sure your statistics are correct.
Create
Create an infographic to represent your findings in the Investigate task above, in the space provided on page 89 of your Portfolio. List the sources for your information underneath your infographic.
