Geographic theme: Food and health
Unit Contents
- fh.1 Measuring food and health
- fh.2 Food systems and spread of diseases
- fh.3 Stakeholders in food and health
- fh.4 Future health and food security and sustainability
The Food and health geographic theme is one of three options for Paper 1 of the IB DP Geography examination. geographyalltheway.com covers four sub-topics: fh.1 Measuring food and health, fh.2 Food systems and spread of diseases, fh.3 Stakeholders in food and health, and fh.4 Future health and food security and sustainability. Students explore real-world issues through detailed examples and case studies drawn from locations across the globe.
Detailed examples and case studies
The following detailed examples and case studies are covered across the Food and health theme:
Detailed example
Places explored
Lessons draw on real-world examples from regions across the globe, giving students a genuinely international perspective:
Eastern Africa
Western Africa
South America
Northern America
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Southern Europe
Teaching Approaches
Content is delivered through a range of teaching and learning approaches, supporting different classroom contexts and learning styles:
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IB DP Geography Food and health on social media
The Food and health Flipboard magazine curates contemporary news articles directly related to the Food and health geographic theme. Collaboratively produced by IB DP Geography educators, it can be read online or via the Flipboard tablet and smartphone app.