Reference no: EM132831131
Worksheet: Crops
A) Web site name: World Atlas
Read "The first 8 crops to be domesticated by humans"
1). Which textile is made from flax? ____________________________
2). How long ago was bitter vetch first grown? _____________________
3) The seeds of chickpea tend to have a high ___________ content.
4). Which four countries have the earliest archaeological findings of peas?
5). Which three countries currently produce the most lentils as a food crop?
6). What was barley traditionally used for?
7). What does Einkorn mean ? _____________________________________
8). How is domesticated emmer wheat different from wild emmer?
B) Web site name: About Archaeology
Read "Plant Domestication". When you reach the table, click on two different plants, and summarize the information about them below:
9). Plant name: ___________________________________
10). Information about this plant: ______________________________________
11). Plant name: ___________________________________
12). Information about this plant: ______________________________________
C) Web site name: Vegetarians in paradise
Read "Peanuts - whada'ya mean it's a bean?"
13) What is unusual about the pods of the peanut plant?
14) Where was the peanut first cultivated? ___________________________
15) Where and when is the earliest archaeological evidence of peanut shells?
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16) Why were peanuts not popular in Europe and America before 1860?
17) Which three countries are the world's largest growers of peanuts?
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18) Scroll down to one other section of the website, and summarize the information there:
D) Web site name: Fortune magazine
Read "How Brazil outfarmed the American farmer"
19) Why are some American farmers starting to farm in Brazil?
20) How big is Brazil's farm trade surplus? _____________________________
21) Apart from human and animal food, what else is soy used for?
22) How do soybean yields in Brazil compare with those in the US?
23) Why did US soy plantings fall in 2007?
24) Why does South America have a clear competitive advantage?
E) Web site name: BBC News
Read "Quick guide: Biofuels"
25) What are biofuels?
26) List the four main categories of biofuels:
27) Which biofuel can be used in aircraft? _______________________
28) How did global output of biodiesel change from 2000 to 2005?
29) Which crops does Brazil use for making ethanol?
30) What are two problems with the increasing use of biofuels?
31) Which chemical will second-generation biofuels use? _____________________________________________________________
F) Web site name: Science Magazine
Read "Devastating banana disease"
32) Which fungus causes this disease? ____________________________
33) Which country is the largest banana exporter in the world?
34) In which country did TR4 first emerge in the 1960s?
35) How is Fusarium spread?
36) What is the only way to contain the pathogen?
37) How much does TR4 cost Indonesian farmers? __________________
38) Why may TR4 be harder to control in South America? ________________________________________________________
39) What is one way to kill the spores?
40) When will the genetically modified Cavendish banana be commercialized?
G) Web site name: Economic Perspectives
Read "What price for good coffee?"
41) Which country is this article about? ______________________
42) How many small coffee growers are there worldwide? _________________
43) What is the aim of "Fair Trade"? __________________________________
44) How much does Fair trade pay a grower per lb? __________________
45) Roughly how much is coffee (beans or ground) in your local supermarket, or Starbucks per lb? ____________
46) How much money does Antonio make per day? ____________
47) What is the problem with raising the price paid to growers?
48) What options is the FLO reviewing instead of a major price hike?
49) Do you personally think that "Fair Trade "is a good idea? Explain.
Attachment:- Crops.rar