NUFD 153 FINAL EXAM :FOOD AND SOCIETY
QUESTIONS
REGIONAL FARE - Answers - *term used to describe American home-style food
prepared with local ingredients
*food that was produced within the same region as where the consumer lives
Regional characteristics NORTHEAST - Answers - CT, MA, MS, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY,
PA
varied climate, 18% US populations, 2/3 puerto rican, 1/3 asian americans, highest
population density, highest metropolitan areas population
>New England> boiled pot meals
butter, vermont cheese beans, fish, shellfish, sweet pies, pot pies, cheddar cheese
cheesesteaks, pizza,
>Campbell soup, Goya, Lipton > NJ companies
.
Regional characteristics MIDWEST - Answers - IL, IN, OH, MI, WS, IA, KS, MN, MO,
NB, ND,
SD
great plains 12 states
agricultural productivity 21% land, 22% US population
>typical american cuisine, meat & veggies, beef, pork, hearty breakfast, robust
soups/stews
Armour, Swift, Oscar Meyer, Louis Rich, Kellogg, Post
Regional characteristics SOUTH - Answers - DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, AL,
KY, MI, TN, AR, LA, OK, TX missouri border state
36% US population
56% African Americans Lg # Vietnamese, Pakistanis, Asian Indians, british, cuban
cajun
crabs, oysters, shrimp, citrus fruits, pecans, peanuts. black beans, cuban sandwich
highest obesity rates in US
WV-heart diseases 30% higher, stroke 20%, Cancer 25%
Regional characteristics WEST - Answers - AZ, CO, ID, MT, NVm NM, UT, AK, CA,
HI, OR, WS
22% US population 1/2 live in CA
largest # ethnic groups
40% christian faith > UT & NM
highest #younger people under 15, lowest # over 65
, coastal seafood, CA produces 1/2 fruits/veggies nationally.dairy, trenty fresh foods
>water consumption 48% agriculture
people in west healthier than national average
lowest obesity in CO
MAKAH INDIAN TRIBE - Answers - whaling
no culture should be judged for their beliefs, traditions and rituals
large the animal the more people care about their survival
*focus so much attention on the killing of whales but US consumes so much beef and
chicken that is grown in so many horrible conditions yet nobody worries about that.
(director of Makah culture Center)
FIVE MAIN STEPS IN THE FOOD SYSTEM - Answers - food production > grown
harvest or caught
food processing (transformation) > change in structure,animal products
food purchase (distribution)> dividing up, selling, marketing, transporting,
food consumption (access) > hunger, look, taste, health, culture, religious views,
Psych/social needs, budgets
Discard >
FOOD SYSTEM IMPUTS - Answers - natural resources > land, soil integrity, water,
fuel, fertilizers/pesticides, seeds & biodiversity,
labor & machinery > technology (bio technology), GMOs, GPS, tractors,
Transportation >
Factories >
Human Resources > 18% of domestic labor in food system
WATER CONSUMPTION - Answers - 3% earths water fresh
Humans can survive 3 weeks w/o food, 3 DAYS w/o water life threatening
2% locked in glaciers
Agriculture 70% water consumption
FOSSIL FUELS - Answers - 85% energy produced in US from oil, coal, nat gas
3 calories of energy needed for 1 calorie of edible food
8 times energy used vs 1920's
CATTLE INDUSTRY - Answers - largest segment of agriculture based on cash
receipts.
1.4 million people work in industry
MOST BEEF CONSUMED ON? - Answers - Memorial day
QUESTIONS
REGIONAL FARE - Answers - *term used to describe American home-style food
prepared with local ingredients
*food that was produced within the same region as where the consumer lives
Regional characteristics NORTHEAST - Answers - CT, MA, MS, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY,
PA
varied climate, 18% US populations, 2/3 puerto rican, 1/3 asian americans, highest
population density, highest metropolitan areas population
>New England> boiled pot meals
butter, vermont cheese beans, fish, shellfish, sweet pies, pot pies, cheddar cheese
cheesesteaks, pizza,
>Campbell soup, Goya, Lipton > NJ companies
.
Regional characteristics MIDWEST - Answers - IL, IN, OH, MI, WS, IA, KS, MN, MO,
NB, ND,
SD
great plains 12 states
agricultural productivity 21% land, 22% US population
>typical american cuisine, meat & veggies, beef, pork, hearty breakfast, robust
soups/stews
Armour, Swift, Oscar Meyer, Louis Rich, Kellogg, Post
Regional characteristics SOUTH - Answers - DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, AL,
KY, MI, TN, AR, LA, OK, TX missouri border state
36% US population
56% African Americans Lg # Vietnamese, Pakistanis, Asian Indians, british, cuban
cajun
crabs, oysters, shrimp, citrus fruits, pecans, peanuts. black beans, cuban sandwich
highest obesity rates in US
WV-heart diseases 30% higher, stroke 20%, Cancer 25%
Regional characteristics WEST - Answers - AZ, CO, ID, MT, NVm NM, UT, AK, CA,
HI, OR, WS
22% US population 1/2 live in CA
largest # ethnic groups
40% christian faith > UT & NM
highest #younger people under 15, lowest # over 65
, coastal seafood, CA produces 1/2 fruits/veggies nationally.dairy, trenty fresh foods
>water consumption 48% agriculture
people in west healthier than national average
lowest obesity in CO
MAKAH INDIAN TRIBE - Answers - whaling
no culture should be judged for their beliefs, traditions and rituals
large the animal the more people care about their survival
*focus so much attention on the killing of whales but US consumes so much beef and
chicken that is grown in so many horrible conditions yet nobody worries about that.
(director of Makah culture Center)
FIVE MAIN STEPS IN THE FOOD SYSTEM - Answers - food production > grown
harvest or caught
food processing (transformation) > change in structure,animal products
food purchase (distribution)> dividing up, selling, marketing, transporting,
food consumption (access) > hunger, look, taste, health, culture, religious views,
Psych/social needs, budgets
Discard >
FOOD SYSTEM IMPUTS - Answers - natural resources > land, soil integrity, water,
fuel, fertilizers/pesticides, seeds & biodiversity,
labor & machinery > technology (bio technology), GMOs, GPS, tractors,
Transportation >
Factories >
Human Resources > 18% of domestic labor in food system
WATER CONSUMPTION - Answers - 3% earths water fresh
Humans can survive 3 weeks w/o food, 3 DAYS w/o water life threatening
2% locked in glaciers
Agriculture 70% water consumption
FOSSIL FUELS - Answers - 85% energy produced in US from oil, coal, nat gas
3 calories of energy needed for 1 calorie of edible food
8 times energy used vs 1920's
CATTLE INDUSTRY - Answers - largest segment of agriculture based on cash
receipts.
1.4 million people work in industry
MOST BEEF CONSUMED ON? - Answers - Memorial day
