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
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