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Teaching the Geography of Food Teaching the Geography of Food https://geographyeducation.org/presentations/ncge
/ http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?tag=NCGEfood
Geography education is not…
“Geography is a gateway to understanding complex
environmental relationships and interconnections among places
and across landscapes”
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Global News Demands Geographic Context
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/?tag=Syria
5http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4070679126/2016/10/21/factory-farming-practices-are-under-scrutiny-again-in-n-c-after-disastrous-hurricane-floods
APHG Question in the Future
• “Teachers should emphasize geography as a field of inquiry rather than concentrating on memorization of concepts and terms.”
• Older APHG questions focused on recall. Future questions will focus on knowledge transfer to new situations. The answers shouldn’t be “Google-able.”
–Don Zeigler
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Teaching the Teaching the Geography of Food Geography of Food
Unit 5 and much more
Disconnected from the food system
Teach with Population Principles
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=malthus
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4030012410/2014/10/17/feeding-our-hungry-planet
Use Maps and data…
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=quiz+food
http://edcommunity.esri.com/Resources/Collections/human_geoinquiries
Development Matters: concerns are place-specific
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/3998052932/2013/03/10/in-a-grain-of-golden-rice-a-world-of-controversy-over-gmo-foods
Levels of Development change the nature of the main concerns…
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4006403097/2013/08/21/ramen-to-the-rescue-how-instant-noodles-fight-global-hunger
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=spoof
Economic Geography: Why is there added value for a company to connect
itself with new food movements?
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4008676275/2013/10/03/chipotle-s-gamble
Urban Agriculture
• community gardens• reconnecting people
with their food
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=rethinking+agriculture http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4051900275/2015/09/28/food-processing
1. Redirection of food2. Destruction of capacity
to grow food3. Neglect of the starving
• Rare in democracies, connected with authoritarian regimes
Political GeographyFamines reflect lack of power more than lack of food
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=hunger+food+insecurity
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4061581787/2016/03/23/the-real-irish-american-story-not-taught-in-schools
Cultural Geography: What foods are not considered food? What does a society choose to eat?
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=eating+insects
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/2593842331/2012/09/04/mcdonald-s-goes-vegetarian-in-india
Food is perfect for cultural diffusion
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=shanghai+cuisine http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=currywurst
Technology reshapes systems and geographies
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4005179581/2013/07/25/nytimes-video-cultivating-dinner
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=data+driven+farm
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4062815001/2016/05/01/how-orange-juice-is-made
Get students a little angered at the system…
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/2906246925/2012/10/07/the-global-food-waste-scandal
(Not so classroom appropriate…)
Make the Food System more
personal
•"Why are our fries the gold standard? Because only a select number of potato varieties make the cut. I’m lovin’ it.”
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/3998143410/2013/03/10/mcdonald-s-packaging
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4069380974/2016/09/22/cotton-candy-grapes
“That’s just the way things are…”
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=red+delicious http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=chills+eggs
Questioning the Food Production System
Global trade and industrial agriculture changes the system
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4008094484/2013/09/23/factory-food-from-above-images-of-industrial-farms
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=bacon+pork
Include Environmental Issues…
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4001927804/2013/05/20/an-underground-pool-drying-up
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education?q=ogallala
• Govt. subsidies shape our food supply• Example: U.S. govt. corn subsidy lead to an
economic niche for high fructose corn syrup
Questioning the Food Production SystemGlobal trade and industrial agriculture changes the system
http://www.scoop.it/t/geography-education/p/4068205067/2016/08/30/why-the-us-government-wants-americans-to-eat-more-cheese
How can competent teachers help students understand a complex
interconnected world?
Provide geographic informationTeach geographic concepts
Use data, maps, and geospatial technologyAsk questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Geographic Literacy
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