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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Food production''' is a number of processes that [[human]]s use to feed the [[Human Population|human population]].
===About Food Production and the Environment===
: Many methods of '''food production''' can have damaging effects on the environment.
: At the time of writing this the population of [[Earth]] is increasing which means more food must be produced. Where '''food production''' is inefficient more land is being used to '''produce food'''.
: When more land is used for '''food production''' it must be taken from natural [[habitat]]s so involves [[Habitat Destruction|habitat destruction]] such as [[deforestation]].
: During '''food production''' in many locations [[fertiliser]]s are used which may be harmful to nearby [[habitat]]s. When [[nitrate]] [[fertiliser]]s are used they can be washed, by the rain, into local streams and rivers causing [[eutrophication]].
: '''Food production''' may also use [[herbicide]]s which kill unwanted [[plant]]s and [[pesticide]]s which kill unwanted [[animal]]s. This further damages the local [[ecosystem]]s.
===Meaning===
'''Food production''' is a number of processes that [[human]]s use to feed the [[Human Population|human population]].
===About Food Production and the Environment===
: Many methods of '''food production''' can have damaging effects on the environment.
: At the time of writing this the population of [[Earth]] is increasing which means more food must be produced. Where '''food production''' is inefficient more land is being used to '''produce food'''.
: When more land is used for '''food production''' it must be taken from natural [[habitat]]s so involves [[Habitat Destruction|habitat destruction]] such as [[deforestation]].
: During '''food production''' in many locations [[fertiliser]]s are used which may be harmful to nearby [[habitat]]s. When [[nitrate]] [[fertiliser]]s are used they can be washed, by the rain, into local streams and rivers causing [[eutrophication]].
: '''Food production''' may also use [[herbicide]]s which kill unwanted [[plant]]s and [[pesticide]]s which kill unwanted [[animal]]s. This further damages the local [[ecosystem]]s.