Geography GCSE
Food miles
What Food miles means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The distance food travels to reach consumers, which increases when the UK relies on imports for out-of-season food and so raises the carbon footprint.
The distance food is transported from producer to consumer, which increases with importing food globally.
Topics that use Food miles
- Resource management (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Agribusiness
- Carbon footprint
- Economic viability
- Economic well-being
- Energy Security
- Environmental impact
- Environmental policy
- Eutrophication
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