STANDARD B

Famine: not having enough food.
Drought: not having enough water.

SEVERE FAMINE

• Areas: Chad, Ethiopia, & Mozambique.
• 10 million Chinese people have died because of famine.
• Weather is a big part of famine because if the weather is bad then the crops won't be successful, which means less food to feed everyone else.
• Famine is most common in Africa.

FAMINE

• Caused by several factors such as crop failure, unbalanced population, and government policies.
• Nearly every continent has experienced a period of famine throughout history.
• Famine is usually followed by malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality.

FAMINE PREVENTION

• Investments in modern agriculture techniques such as fertilizers and irrigation.
• A lot of places have food, just not in the immediate food deficient areas.
• Even if there is food, prices are high making it harder for people to afford it.
• Other country's are trying to bring modern techniques to Asia, which has resulted in decreased malnutrition.
• If we build roads in Africa it will help people get resources and seeds to people.

DROUGHT

• Droughts can cause many things to happen such as bad crops, less water, and dry land.
• If there is bad crops then there is less food, which means famine spreads.
• Droughts can't exactly be stopped because it's something we can't necessarily control.
• Droughts can happen almost anywhere.

WHAT CAUSES PEOPLE TO DIE AND BE BORN?

• People die from diseases, starvation, dehydration, wars, crime, old age, drugs, accidents and many other things.
• Some places don't have birth control which can lead to over population and famine because there is more people that need to be fed.
• People are dying and being born all the time, some places are growing and will double in population in 30 years even.

WHAT CAUSES PEOPLE TO MOVE?

• Jobs
• Technology
• Resources
• Climate
• Financial difficulties
• More space
• Wars
• Opportunities