Question

1. review the patterns on each map: global obesity map; % below poverty map; life expectancy map
2. describe the geographic patterns you see on the different maps. how would you describe the geographic locations of the poorest countries? why do you think is this true?

pick one of the countries to look at in more detail and answer the following questions.

1. name 2 types of food you recognize and describe 2 you don’t.
2. list 2 foods that the family would have purchased from a store (commercial agriculture) and 2 they would make or grow themselves (subsistence agriculture). does this family seem to rely more on subsistence or commercial agriculture?
3. based on the food in the picture, generate an ideal dinner with a main course and side dishes.
4. based on the poster, describe the family’s standard of living and predict their country’s level of economic development.
5. imagine and write what this family would say after eating a typical dinner at your house.
6. select the family whose life you feel is most different from your own. compare and contrast your own diet, kitchen, and food preparation.
7. in the hungry planet book, marion nestle writes, “the particular foods purchased or acquired by each family reflect cultural traditions, of course, but they also demonstrate how diet, nutrition and health depend on less controllable matters, such as poverty, conflict and globalization.” choose a poster that reflects these “less controllable matters” and discuss what this might tell you about the country.

Explanation:

1. For the first part about food recognition, it depends on personal knowledge and exposure to different cuisines. For the unknown foods, one could describe appearance, texture - like a strange - looking fruit with a bumpy exterior.
2. For commercial and subsistence agriculture foods, commercial could be packaged cereals and store - bought meat, while subsistence could be home - grown tomatoes and self - raised chickens. The reliance can be determined by the quantity and variety of each type.
3. To generate an ideal dinner, consider the nutritional balance and cultural preferences based on the available foods in the picture.
4. Analyze the family's standard of living by observing the quality and quantity of food, housing, and other visible aspects in the poster. Predict economic development level based on common correlations between living standards and economic status.
5. This requires imagining the family's cultural background and their possible reactions to a new type of meal.
6. Comparing diets, kitchens, and food preparation involves noting differences in ingredients, cooking methods, and kitchen equipment.
7. When choosing a poster and country related to "less controllable matters", look for signs of poverty (lack of food variety, poor housing), conflict (damaged infrastructure), or globalization (presence of international food brands) in the poster.

Answer:

1. Recognized foods: Pizza, Apples. Unrecognized foods: A purple - skinned tuber with a hard texture, A long, thin, green vegetable with a bitter smell.
2. Commercial foods: Boxed pasta, Canned beans. Subsistence foods: Home - grown carrots, Self - raised rabbits. If there are more home - grown items, they rely more on subsistence agriculture; if more store - bought, on commercial.
3. Main course: Grilled fish. Side dishes: Steamed rice and sautéed spinach.
4. If the family has a variety of processed and imported foods, a well - furnished home, their standard of living is likely high, indicating a higher level of economic development. If the food is mainly basic and home - grown, and housing is simple, the standard of living is low, suggesting a lower level of economic development.
5. "Thank you so much for this delicious meal. We've never had such a variety of flavors before. It was a real treat!"
6. The family with a very different diet might be one that eats mainly insects and wild plants. Their kitchen might be a simple fire pit, while mine has modern appliances. Their food preparation is mainly roasting or boiling over an open fire, while I use ovens and stoves.
7. A poster showing a country with damaged buildings and people queuing for food might reflect conflict. This could tell us that the country is likely in a state of unrest, with disrupted food supply chains and a negative impact on the population's diet and nutrition.