KS3 REVISION, GAMES & FLASHCARDS PACK

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🌾 1. Farming Systems & Food Production

Arable Farming
👉 Growing crops like wheat, rice, or vegetables.
🧠 Memory tip: “Arable = plants only.”

Animal Farming
👉 Raising animals for food and other products.
🧠 Memory tip: “Animal farming = livestock.”

Free-Range Farming
👉 Animals have more space and outdoor access.
🧠 Memory tip: “Free-range = more freedom.”

Factory Farming
👉 Large numbers of animals kept in small spaces to maximise production.
🧠 Memory tip: “Factory = high output, low space.”

Hydroponic Farming
👉 Growing plants in water instead of soil.
🧠 Memory tip: “Hydro = water.”

Precision Agriculture
👉 Using technology to apply water, fertiliser, or chemicals only where needed.
🧠 Memory tip: “Precision = exact.”

Vegan Organic (Veganic) Farming
👉 Growing crops without farmed animals or animal products.
🧠 Memory tip: “Veganic = plants only.”

Vertical Farming
👉 Growing crops in stacked layers indoors to save land and water.
🧠 Memory tip: “Vertical = up.”

🌍 2. Environment, Ecosystems & Climate

Biodiversity
👉 The variety of living things in an ecosystem.
🧠 Memory tip: “More life = healthier systems.”

Climate Change
👉 Long-term changes in climate caused mainly by human activities.
🧠 Memory tip: “Climate = long-term weather.”

Deforestation
👉 Cutting down forests for farming or development.
🧠 Memory tip: “De-forest = removing trees.”

Ecosystem
👉 Living things and their environment interacting together.
🧠 Memory tip: “Ecosystem = life + place.”

Global Warming
👉 The increase in Earth’s average temperature.
🧠 Memory tip: “Warming = temperature rising.”

Greenhouse Gases
👉 Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.
🧠 Memory tip: “Like a heat blanket.”

Pollution
👉 Harmful substances damaging air, water, or soil.
🧠 Memory tip: “Pollution = harm to nature.”

Sustainability
👉 Meeting today’s needs without harming the future.
🧠 Memory tip: “Care now, protect later.”

🌱 3. Soil, Plants & Crop Science

Agrochemicals
👉 Chemicals used to protect crops or boost growth.
🧠 Memory tip: “Agro = farming chemicals.”

Compost
👉 Decayed organic material used to improve soil.
🧠 Memory tip: “Compost = recycled plant food.”

Cover Crops
👉 Plants grown to protect and improve soil, not to eat.
🧠 Memory tip: “Cover = protect soil.”

Crop Rotation
👉 Growing different crops each season in the same field.
🧠 Memory tip: “Rotate = change crops.”

Fertilisers
👉 Substances added to soil to help plants grow.
🧠 Memory tip: “Fertilise = feed plants.”

Monoculture
👉 Growing only one crop over a large area.
🧠 Memory tip: “Mono = one.”

Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
👉 Plants that add nitrogen to soil naturally.
🧠 Memory tip: “Legumes feed soil.”

Soil Health
👉 How well soil supports plant life and ecosystems.
🧠 Memory tip: “Healthy soil = healthy food.”

🐄 4. Animals, Biology & Welfare

Animal By-products
👉 Materials from animals used in farming, like manure or bone meal.
🧠 Memory tip: “By-products = not meat.”

Bioaccumulation
👉 Harmful substances building up in animals over time.
🧠 Memory tip: “Build-up through food chains.”

Food Chains
👉 Diagrams showing how energy moves through living things.
🧠 Memory tip: “Who eats who.”

Natural Behaviour
👉 Actions animals naturally do, like grazing or nesting.
🧠 Memory tip: “Natural = instinctive.”

Selective Breeding
👉 Choosing animals or plants with desired traits to reproduce.
🧠 Memory tip: “Human-chosen traits.”

Sentience
👉 The ability to feel pain and emotions.
🧠 Memory tip: “Sentient = can feel.”

Welfare
👉 The physical and mental wellbeing of an individual. This includes how humans and animals cope with their environment, health, comfort, behaviour, and feelings.
🧠 Memory tip: “Welfare = quality of life.”

🍽️ 5. Food Systems, Diets & Society

Carbon Footprint (Food)
👉 Greenhouse gases released by producing food.
🧠 Memory tip: “Footprint = impact.”

Food System
👉 All stages food goes through from farm to plate.
🧠 Memory tip: “System = whole journey.”

Food Security
👉 Having enough safe, nutritious food.
🧠 Memory tip: “Security = reliable access.”

Food Miles
👉 How far food travels to reach consumers.
🧠 Memory tip: “Miles = distance.”

Omnivore Diet
👉 Eating both plant and animal foods.
🧠 Memory tip: “Omni = everything.”

Plant-Based Diet
👉 Mostly or entirely plant foods, not always ethical.
🧠 Memory tip: “Plant-focused eating.”

Vegan Diet
👉 Eating no animal products at all.
🧠 Memory tip: “Vegan = plant foods only.”

Vegetarian Diet
👉 Eating plants, dairy, and eggs but no meat.
🧠 Memory tip: “Veggie = no meat.”

🧠 6. Thinking Skills, Ethics & Measurement

Animal Rights
👉 The belief that animals should not be exploited or harmed.
🧠 Memory tip: “Rights = moral protection.”

Ethics
👉 Thinking about right and wrong choices.
🧠 Memory tip: “Ethics = values.”

Greenwashing
👉 When companies pretend to be eco-friendly.
🧠 Memory tip: “Green on the outside only.”

Humane Washing
👉 Misleading claims about animal welfare.
🧠 Memory tip: “Looks kind, isn’t.”

Systems Thinking
👉 Looking at how parts of a system affect each other.
🧠 Memory tip: “Everything connects.”

Veganism
👉 A way of living that avoids using animals for food, clothing, or other products.
🧠 Memory tip: “Kind choices for animals and the planet.”

Water Management
👉 Using water carefully and efficiently in farming.
🧠 Memory tip: “Save and protect water.”

Yield
👉 The amount of food produced from land.
🧠 Memory tip: “Yield = output.”