Data Investigation: Food Systems
CLIMATE PROJECT/ LESSON 4.4ACTIVITY DATA INVESTIGATION: FOOD SYSTEMS1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Data Investigation: Food Systems”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposePractice your data literacy skills as you explore how our actions can influence the severity of climate change over time.Process1.Look at the maps below and answer the questions that follow.
CLIMATE PROJECT/ LESSON 4.4ACTIVITY DATA INVESTIGATION: FOOD SYSTEMS2a.Based on the informationin the green box, what is this map about? Respond in a complete sentence.b.What does the information in the redboxes below the maps tell you about the differences between these twomaps?2.How might areas like North Dakota (marked with an “A” on the map) benefit in a future with climate change?3.Can you think of other situations where people might benefit from climate change?4.Parts of Texas and Oklahoma (marked with a “B” on the map) may see crop yields drop by more than 70%. Because corn and soybeans are staple crops for human consumption and livestock feed, what additional impacts may result from these declines?
CLIMATE PROJECT/ LESSON 4.4ACTIVITY DATA INVESTIGATION: FOOD SYSTEMS35.Use evidence from this lesson and your background knowledge to writea short paragraph (three to five sentences) in response to the question, How will climate change impact food systems in the future?