http://www.foe.co.uk/learning/news/food_for_thought.

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Answer the questions below. Remember that you do not have to read and
understand every word to find the answers. Think about the kind of information
you are looking for and scan the site for key words and numbers.

1. What percentage of our food comes from supermarkets?
75%
2. Over the past 20 years what has happened to the average distance that food travels?
Doubled, increasing fuel pollution
3. What must British farmers do to compete with other countries?
Lower the cost of their products
4. What is the effect of importing food on the climate?
The burning of fuel in the transportation of foods pollutes the air causing climate change
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/factsheets/food_farming.pdf
(All the answers are on pages 1-6 of this document)

1. What percentage of the UK population was employed in farming in 1939?
15%
2. What percentage of the UK population was employed in farming in 2000?
2%
3. What percentage of money spent in a supermarket goes to the person who
produced the food?
10 pence
4. What do over 50% of our fruit and vegetables contain?
Pesticide residue
5. What problems are caused by excessive consumption of highly produced foods?
Environmental and health problems like pesticides, fertilizer, and animal waste polluting both our
land and water supply while destroying habitats and animal life
6. In 2000 what percentage of government subsidies went to intensive farming?
80%
7. In 2000 what percentage of government subsidies went to environmental
improvements in farming?
8%
8. What are the effects of intensive farming on the environment?
Land/habitats along with their animals have disappeared
9. What percentage of Europeans do not want to eat GM food?
70%
10. Do scientists know the long-term health effects of GM food?
No