THE HUNGRY PLANET: WHAT THE WORLD EATS
WHAT IS ON YOUR PLATE TODAY?
1-Use p. 71-70 to explain how animals get water. What country is this?
2-What is going on in the pictures on p. 60? What is OXFAM?
3-From the favorite foods(listed in the big picture) what is the most unique
or different in your mind? Would you like to try it?
4-What are your thoughts and impressions of the street food shown on p.
130-131? Is their an advantage or disadvantage of buying street food? Explain
5-Name at least two families that hunt for their food. What is hunted. (give
page number)
6-Who is carrying 100 pounds of potatoes on p.110? What is your reaction to
this? Why is this?
7-List 3 ways of preserving food in a low income country? Name each country
with the method.
8-Review snacks and desserts for families- what would you like to try(from
what country)
9-What does p. 78 tell you about globalization?
10-Why does the author include a special note on the bottom of p. 90?
11-What does the quote on the bottom of p. 91 tell you about
China today?
12-What are the ration cards used for in Cuba?(p102)
13-What is happening on p 228 in Mongolia?
14-Pick one of the pictures between pages 210-214- What did you find out about
life in Mali?
15-What is a shanty?(p.237)
16-Give 2 examples of where families spend less than $100 a week on food- How
many family members are there?
17-Look over the statistic pages of the various countries and pick 5
statistics to comment on
list the country- name the stat and then tell me why you picked it and what it
says about life in that country
18-What country recipe would you like to try? Why?
20-Find 3 key quotes from the book – write them down with country name and
tell me what you think it means.
21-You are writing a letter to the authors of this book- give 5 adjectives to
describe the book