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1)• A staple food is the food that will

grow in a region.

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.

3) • 35%• Nutrition• Store• transfer

4) • Corn• Maize• Protein• Nutrient deficiency

5)• Rice• Asian• Brown• Protein• carbs

6) • Millet• Millet• Poor soil• Little rainfall• Porridge• flatbread

7)• Potatoes• Nutrients• Easy to grow• Nutritious• cheap

8)• Sorghum• animals

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

10)• What are the staple foods in your

diet? Which other countries tend to use them?

• Canada – eggs, potatoes, beef, dairy, wheat

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