HUNGRY PLANET:The difference between two worlds through their

daily food rations…

INES PONTON VARELA

COUNTRY INFORMATION:

TURKEY

Population: 74.00 million

Surface: 783.562 km^2

Climate: coastal areas with Aegean and Mediterranean seas: Mediterranean climate (hot and dry summers and mild to cold, wet winters)

Coastal areas with the Black Sea: oceanic climate (warm, wet summers and cool to cold, wet winters)

 

GDP: 789.3$ (2012) UPPER MIDDLE INCOME

GOVERNMENT: unitary parliamentary constitutional republic

RENTA PER CAPITA: $10.665

LIVE EXPECTANCY: 73.94 years old

RELIGION: no oficial state religión. Freedom of religion. Islam is the dominant religion.

WHERE IS TURKEY?

CAPITAL: ANKARA.

ECUADOR

POPULATION: 15.49 MILLION

 

GDP: 84.04 billion$

 

GOVERNMENT: unitary presidential constitutional republic

President: Rafael Correa

 

AREA: 283.520 km^2

 

RELIGION: 7,94% atheists. 0.12% agnostics. Mayority roman catholics, 11.30% protestants and 6,9% from others.

 

CLIMATE: humid subtropical climate in coastal areas and rainforest in low lands

The pacific coast area has a tropical climate, with a severe rainy seasons.

 

RENT PER CAPITA: 5.42 $ (2012)

 

LIFE EXPECTANCY: 75.63 years old

 

A bit of HISTORY:

1809 (declared)

1822 ( from spain)

1830 (from gran Colombia)

1830 (recognized)

WHERE IS ECUADOR?

CAPITAL: QUITO

THE COUNTRY´S FOOD:

TWO FAMILIES REPRESENTING BOTH COUNTRIES

TURKEY: ECUADOR

THE CELYKS FAMILY, ISTAMBULMelahat Çelik (housekeeper)

Akyunt (the youngest)

Mêhmêt (factory worker)

Sons: Semra and Mêtín

Habibe Fatma Kose(grandmother)

- Grains & Other Starchy Foods: $10.46- Dairy: $12.16- Meat, Fish & Eggs: $11.50- Fruits, Vegetables & Nuts: $56.53- Condiments: $9.60- Snacks & Desserts: $0.51- Prepared Food: $1.36- Homemade Food:stuffed pastries, grape leaves stuffed with spices,rice, vegetables, and meat, etc.

- Beverages: $29.66- Miscellaneous: $14.10

Food Expenditure for One Week: $198.48

New Turkish liras: 145.88

ONE WEEK´S FOOD AT CELYKS FAMILY

THE AYMES FAMILY, TINGO (ECUADOR) Orlando

Ermalinda

Jessica

Nataly

ONE WEEK´S FOOD AT AYMES FAMILY(SEPTEMBER)

Grains & Other Starchy Foods: $17.40

Dairy: milk

Meat, Fish & Eggs: none!!

Fruits, Vegetables & Nuts: $11.25

Condiments: $2.90

Beverages: none

Food Expenditure for One Week: $31.55

TYPICAL ECUATORIAN FOOD:

CHURRASCO

FANESCA

CEVICHE

TYPICAL TURKISH FOOD

Iskender kebapDöner kebap

Turkish cofee

Baklava

Cacik

Aubergine

CONCLUSION:

There is a huge gap between these two countries which we can see clearly through their food rations.

It made me realize that there is much inequality in the world and that we need to fight against it.

The underdeveloped countries deserve the same oppotunities as the first world countries.

It is our obligation to increase awareness of such inequality because through awareness, there can be change.