Geography and Agriculture Feeding the World: Images of a Hungry Planet

Food for Thought

Food, Land & PeopleUtah Agriculture in the Classroom

Utah State University

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Location, Location, Location…

GeographyPeople

Places

Time

AgricultureFood

Land

People

Does a continent latitude or longitude matter?Guns, Germs, & Steel: by Jared Diamond

Topography and climateDoes Geography determine where civilizations begin?

Topography and SoilsCan soil types predict where civilizations thrive?

What do you know about the soils in the various colors?

Geography: Food, Land & People

Different culture, religions traditions based on food and land.

Street Foods (National Geographic)

Ghana

Geography: Food, Land & People

Bolivia

Geography: Food, Land & People

Mali

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Peru

Geography: Food, Land & People

India

Geography: Food, Land & People

Laos

Geography: Food, Land & People

Albania

And more…Most of the world lives differently than we do here in the USA. Explore www.fao.org media base or National Geographic Magazine, www.nationalgeographic.com for more!

What does the average family around the world consume and spend for food for one week?

Images from Peter Menzel’s book “Hungry Planet”

Geography: Food, Land & People

Bhutan : The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03

Mexico: The Casales family of CuernavacaFood expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09

Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira CityFood expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25

Chad : The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

Chad: The Mustapha family of Dar es Salaam VillageFood expenditure for one week: 10,200 CFA Francs or $18.33

Sarajevo: The Dudo family of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFood expenditure for one week: 167 Konvertibilna Marka or $344.82

Turkey: The Celik family of Istanbul Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88

Italy : The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

Germany : The Melander family of Bargteheide Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

Poland : The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27

Egypt : The Ahmed family of Cairo Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

Ecuador: The Ayme family of TingoFood expenditure for one week: $31.55

France: The Le Moine family of ParisFood expenditure for one week: $315.17 Euros or $419.95

United States : The Fernandez family of San Antonio, TexasFood expenditure for one week: $242.48

United States : The Revis family of North Carolina Food expenditure for one week: $341.98

Great Britain: The Bainton family of WiltshireFood expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.13

China: The Dong family of BeijingFood expenditure for one week: 1233.76 Yuan or$155.06

India: The Patkar family of UjjainFood expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 Rupees or $39.27

Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of UlaanbaatarFood expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 Togrogs or$40.02

CountryWeekly

Total, US $Number of

PeoplePer

Person % of USA

Chad 1.23 6 $0.21 0.4%

Bhutan 5.03 13 $0.39 1.5%

Ecuador 31.55 9 $3.51 9.2%

Egypt 68.53 12 $5.71 20.0%

Poland 151.27 5 $30.25 44.2%

Mexico 189.09 5 $37.82 55.3%

Italy 260.11 5 $52.02 76.1%

USA 341.98 4 $85.50 100.0%

Germany 500.07 4 $125.02 146.2%

Cultural Comparisons

Another way to look at it!

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Weekly Total

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Day of the

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Date Meal What did you eat Approximate Cost

Meal StatusCircle One

Sunday Breakfast Made from BasicsFrozen/Box/Mix

Ate OutLunch Made from Basics

Frozen/Box/MixAte Out

Dinner Made from BasicsFrozen/Box/Mix

Ate OutMonday Breakfast Made from Basics

Frozen/Box/MixAte Out

Follow up Activity

Track your meals and their cost with your parents for one week

Bring a completed Data Form back at the end of the week

Use your data and the data from this presentation to make your own bar graph

Geography and Agriculture…How will we feed a hungry planet?