Colonization, Globalization and Agricultural Techniques Unit 1

Learning Goal 7 and 8 I will be able to explain how colonization and globalization has impacted consumer food choices and culture. I will be able to describe the origins and development of agricultural practices

Globalization What is it? How could globalization impact our food choices?

History of Globalization For thousands of years people have been trading goods and travelling across great distances. During the Middle Ages, merchants travelled along the Silk Road, which connected Europe and China. The modern age of globalization started with the Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18th century. New machines were able to produce cheaper goods. Trains and steam-powered boats transported products farther and faster. Since 1980, globalization has been moving at a faster pace. Today it is easier for companies to work in other countries. The Internet gives them the chance of reaching more customers around the world. Teleworkers work for firms that may be far away.

The GOOD side Globalization lets countries do what they can do best. If, for example, you buy cheap steel from another country you don’t have to make your own steel. You can focus on computers or other things. Globalization gives you a larger market. You can sell more goods and make more money. You can create more jobs. Consumers also profit from globalization. Products become cheaper and you can get new goods more quickly. Larger variety of goods.

The Bad Side Globalization causes unemployment in industrialized countries because firms move their factories to places where they can get cheaper workers. Globalization may lead to more environmental problems. A company may want to build factories in other countries because environmental laws are not as strict as they are at home. Poor countries in the Third World may have to cut down more trees so that they can sell wood to richer countries. Some of the poorest countries in the world, especially in Africa, may get even poorer. Their population is not as educated as in developed countries and they don’t have the new technology that we do. Human, animal and plant diseases can spread more quickly through globalization.

Relating it back to food…. List 5: Positives of Globalization? Negatives of Globalization? Depletion of resources, child labour, exporting food normally used to eat, underpaid workers, one industry economy towns, 1st world taking advantage of 3rd world

Colonization – What is it? Definition – To create a colony A group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant area but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country. to migrate, take control of (an area) and send people to live there E.g. England created new settlements in the United States

Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihD3__Nm8qA

Step 4: watch video again and answering questions Who were the major countries in control of each continent? How did it change throughout video. In what ways do you think the colonies have influenced the culture of its country? E.g. India was once a British colony. In what ways do you think the changing colonies could have influenced the culture of it’s colony. E.g. North America had colonies from France, United Kingdom, Spain and Russia

Learning Goal #7– can you remember How has globalization impacted our food choices and culture? How has colonization impacted our food choices and culture?

Learning Goal #8 I will be able to describe the origins and development of agricultural practices in a variety of cultures

Origins of Agricultural Practices The Agricultural Revolution Green Revolution Discovery of fire Advances in tools used in agriculture

Discovery of Fire How do you think the discovery of fire has helped society? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J42YddJ0Rrw Read the article titled Discovery of Fire and list 5 ways that the discovery of fire has helped humans

Agricultural Revolution Shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture and settlement (shift from a Paleolithic/Palaeolithic diet to an agriculturally created diet) Consisted of Developing the ability to farm crops Domesticating animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTgIDO1hLQ4 (2 min, 10 seconds) What types of things do you think sparked the agricultural revolution?

Green Revolution http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-is-the-green-revolution-definition-benefits-and-issues.html#lesson (3 min, 55 seconds) Consisted of: the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains expansion of irrigation infrastructure distribution of hybridized seeds synthetic fertilizers pesticides to farmers.

Problems with the Green Revolution The use of chemical fertilizers and synthetic herbicides and pesticides dramatically influenced the environment by increasing pollution and erosion. The pollution of the water exposed people and the environment downstream to the chemicals being used in the farm fields. The large amount of water required by the irrigation systems put pressure on the natural water reserves and resulted in water shortages and droughts. The Green Revolution increased the amount of energy and fossil fuel used in agriculture.

Advances in tools