1. Geography and Agriculture Feeding the World: Images of a Hungry Planet Food for Thought
Food, Land & People
Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Utah State University

2. Location, Location, Location…
Geography
People
Places
Time
Agriculture
Food
Land
Does a continent’s latitude or longitude matter?
Guns, Germs, & Steel by Jared Diamond

3. Topography and climate
Does geography determine where civilizations begin?

4. Topography and Soils
Can soil types predict where civilizations thrive?
What do you know about the soils in the various colors?

5. Geography: Food, Land & People
Different cultures, religions, and traditions based on food and land.
Street Foods (National Geographic)
Ghana

6. Geography: Food, Land & People
Bolivia

7. Geography: Food, Land & People
Mali

8. Geography: Food, Land & People
Peru

9. Geography: Food, Land & People
India

10. Geography: Food, Land & People
Laos

11. Geography: Food, Land & People
Most of the world lives differently than we do here in the United States. Explore media or the National Geographic site for more!
Albania

12. Geography: Food, Land & People
What does the average family around the world consume and spend for food for one week?
Images from Peter Menzel’s book “Hungry Planet”

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

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

15. Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25

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

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

18. Sarajevo: The Dudo family of Bosnia and Herzegovina Food expenditure for one week: 167 Konvertibilna Marka or $344.82

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

20. Italy : The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: 214
Italy : The Manzo family of Sicily Food expenditure for one week: Euros or $260.11

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

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

23. Egypt : The Ahmed family of Cairo Food expenditure for one week: 387
Egypt : The Ahmed family of Cairo Food expenditure for one week: Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

24. Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo Food expenditure for one week: $31

25. France: The Le Moine family of Paris
Food expenditure for one week: $ Euros or $419.95

26. United States : The Fernandez family of San Antonio, Texas Food expenditure for one week: $242.48

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

28. Great Britain: The Bainton family of Wiltshire Food expenditure for one week: British Pounds or $253.13

29. China: The Dong family of Beijing Food expenditure for one week: 1233
China: The Dong family of Beijing Food expenditure for one week: Yuan or$155.06

30. India: The Patkar family of Ujjain Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 Rupees or $39.27

31. Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar Food expenditure for one week: 41, Togrogs or $40.02

32. Cultural Comparisons Country Weekly Total, US $ Number of People
Per 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
$37.82
55.3%
Italy
260.11
$52.02
76.1%
USA
341.98 4
$85.50
100.0%
Germany
500.07
$125.02
146.2%

33. Another way to look at it!

34. Follow up Activity
Day of the Week
Date
Meal
What did you eat
Approximate Cost
Meal Status
Circle One
Sunday
Breakfast
Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
Lunch
Dinner
Monday
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

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