🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To

Analyse the timeline of Egypt's food security challenges and identify environmental, political, and economic factors affecting food production.

Success Criteria:

✓ I can sequence key events in Egypt's food security timeline
✓ I can identify causes and effects of food insecurity
✓ I can explain how different factors impact Egypt's food security

📚 Part 1: Timeline Knowledge

1. Which event marked the beginning of Egypt's modern food security challenges?

Construction of the Aswan High Dam (1970)

Arab Spring protests (2011)

Global food price crisis (2008)

Population reaching 50 million (1986)

2. Select ALL factors that have contributed to Egypt's food insecurity since 2000:

Climate change reducing Nile water flow

Rapid population growth

Political instability affecting imports

Urban expansion onto farmland

Rising global wheat prices

3. Egypt imports approximately _______ of its wheat, making it the world's largest wheat importer.

40%

60%

80%

95%

4. Complete the timeline by filling in the missing years:

_____ - Aswan High Dam completed, changing Nile agriculture
_____ - Global food price crisis sparks bread riots
_____ - Arab Spring begins, affecting food distribution
_____ - COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global food supply chains

✏️ Part 2: Analysis and Critical Thinking

5. Explain how the Aswan High Dam has had BOTH positive and negative effects on Egypt's food security:

6. Analyse the relationship between Egypt's growing population and food security challenges:

7. Differentiation Support: Match each cause with its effect on Egypt's food security:

Causes:

A. Political instability

B. Climate change

C. Urban sprawl

D. Currency devaluation

Effects:

1. Reduced agricultural land

2. More expensive food imports

3. Disrupted food distribution

4. Lower Nile water levels

8. Predict what might happen to Egypt's food security by 2050 if current trends continue:

9. Extension Activity: Research and propose TWO sustainable solutions that could improve Egypt's food security. Consider environmental, economic, and social factors: