ONE WEEK OF FOOD AROUND THE WORLD. Unit 9 – The Modern World World Food Cost

Californian photographer Peter Menzel visited 24 countries for the book Hungry Planet. From the Aboubakar family, from Darfur, Sudan, who spend 79p feeding six people, to a German family who spend around £320, his work shows how much the world's weekly groceries costPeter Menzel

Your assignment is to write in complete sentences 3-5 observations about each country and their foods. Make sure to write the country name and the price on top line, then your observations: –Example: Canada $310 »They seem to have a nice house similar to America. They eat a lot of processed foods and drinks. I notice they include their pets in the family photo and budget in pet food with their groceries. Etc, etc, etc…

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

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

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

4) Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca Food expenditure for one week: 1, Mexican Pesos or $189.09

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

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

7) Mongolia: The Batsuuri family in Ulan Bator, with a week's food that costs $45

8) India: he Patkar family from Madhya Pradesh with a week's worth of food, costing $39

9) Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31.55

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

11) Mali: The Natomo family from Kouakourou, who spend £16 a week on food ($25).

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

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