📋 Unit 10 Quick Reference Card
Unit 10: Kai, Culture and Climate — Surviving Scarcity
Key concepts and definitions at a glance
🔑 Key Concepts
Scarcity
When there isn't enough of something to meet everyone's wants. Forces people to make choices.
Trade-off
Giving up one thing to get another. Example: Growing coffee for money instead of food for your family.
Cash Crop
A crop grown for export/profit, not for local food. Examples: Coffee, Cocoa, Palm Oil, Cotton.
Supply Chain
The journey from farm to consumer: Farmer → Collector → Exporter → Corporation → Supermarket → You
Staple Food
Basic food that people rely on daily (e.g., rice, wheat, kūmara). Different from cash crops.
📊 Assessment Reminders
Poster Sections
A: Geography & Production (origin, where grown, climate)
B: Economics & Trade (choose 1: value, supply chain, key players, scarcity)
C: Aotearoa Link (NZ company or comparable export)
C.H.A.T. Design
C: Colour (works together)
H: Hierarchy (title biggest)
A: Alignment (neat lines)
T: Text (readable from distance)
Rubric Criteria
A: Content & Research
B: Social & Ethical Analysis
C: Visual Communication
D: Scarcity & Trade-offs
Visual Elements Needed
✓ Map showing production regions
✓ Supply chain diagram
✓ Chart or graph (pie, bar, line)
✓ Clear sections with headings
🌍 Unit Examples
Kūmara (Week 2)
Māori innovation: rua kūmara storage pits solved scarcity by preserving food through winter.
Rice (Week 3)
Staple food for billions. Trade routes connected cultures. Shows how scarcity drives innovation.
Flour (Week 4)
Colonisation tool: wheat replaced traditional foods, creating dependency and scarcity for Māori.
Climate Change (Week 6)
2024 data shows extreme weather (droughts & floods) affects food production and creates scarcity.
Cash Crops
Examples: Coffee, Cocoa, Palm Oil, Cotton, Sugar, Bananas, Tea. Grown for profit, not local food.
NZ Connections
Whittaker's (cocoa), coffee roasters, T&G (bananas), or compare to Kiwifruit, Wine, Mānuka Honey exports.
💡 Quick Tips
- Research: Use FAO, World Bank, Fair Trade, Statistics NZ for reliable sources
- Visuals: Don't just write statistics—show them in charts!
- Text: Use your own words, not copy-paste. Keep it short and punchy.
- Scarcity: Explain how your crop creates OR solves scarcity
- Trade-offs: Show the choice: food security vs. export income, land for food vs. land for cash