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
www.agclassroom.org/ut
Location, Location, Location…
Geography
People
Places
Time
Agriculture
Food
Land
People
Does a continent latitude or longitude matter?
Guns, Germs, & Steel: by Jared Diamond
Topography and climate
Does Geography determine where
civilizations begin?
Topography and Soils
Can 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
Geography: Food, Land & People
Peru
Geography: Food, Land & People
India
Geography: Food, Land & People
Laos
Geography: Food, Land & People
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!
Albania
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”
Bhutan : The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Japan: The Ukita family of Kodaira City
Food 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 Village
Food expenditure for one week: 10,200 CFA Francs or $18.33
Sarajevo: The Dudo family of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Food 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 Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
France: The Le Moine family of Paris
Food expenditure for one week: $315.17 Euros or $419.95
United States : The Fernandez family of San Antonio, Texas
Food 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 Wiltshire
Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.13
China: The Dong family of Beijing
Food expenditure for one week: 1233.76 Yuan or$155.06
India: The Patkar family of Ujjain
Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 Rupees or $39.27
Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar
Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 Togrogs or$40.02
Cultural Comparisons
Weekly
Country 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
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%
Another way to look at it!
Weekly Total
$600
$500
$400
$300
Weekly Total
$200
$100
$0
Chad
Bhutan
Ecuador
Egypt
Poland
Mexico
Italy
USA
Germany
Follow up Activity
Day of
the
Week
Sunday
Date
Meal
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Monday
Breakfast
What did you eat
Approximate
Cost
Meal Status
Circle One
Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
Made from Basics
Frozen/Box/Mix
Ate Out
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?