Ch 26

1. Ch 26

2. 1) • A staple food is the food that will grow in a region.

3. 2) • A) geography • Food is grown where the soil is rich, such as valleys or plains • B) Climate • Moderate temperatures make it possible to grow a wide variety of food. Extreme temps limit the kinds of food grown. • C) Rainfall • Some crops thrive in areas that receive a lot of rain. Little food can be grown in dry areas such as deserts.

4. 3) • 35% • Nutrition • Store • transfer

5. 4) • Corn • Maize • Protein • Nutrient deficiency

6. 5) • Rice • Asian • Brown • Protein • carbs

7. 6) • Millet • Millet • Poor soil • Little rainfall • Porridge • flatbread

8. 7) • Potatoes • Nutrients • Easy to grow • Nutritious • cheap

9. 8) • Sorghum • animals

10. 9) • A) bananas and plantain are grown and eaten as a staple in the tropics • B) Cassava is drought resistant, high in carbs and low in protein, grown as a subsistence crop. • C) Yams –staple in Nigeria, Carribean, parts of Latin America and Southeast Asia

11. 10) • What are the staple foods in your diet? Which other countries tend to use them? • Canada – eggs, potatoes, beef, dairy, wheat

12. 11) • Biryani = a spicy south Indian dish made from beef, chicken or lamb and rice • Bulgar = a middle east cereal food made from cracked wheat • Latkes = potato pancake • Tabbouleh = wheat berry – highly used in Arab world