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(use laptop if needed)?
3-From the favorite foods(listed in the big family pictures)
what is the most unique or different in your mind? Would you like to try it? Where is it from?
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-Read the quote on p. 216 right hand side second paragraph-
what did you find out about men and women in Africa?
6-Who is carrying 100 pounds of potatoes on p.110? What is your reaction to this? Why is this?
7-List 2 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-How does the picture on p.78 show globalization?
10- Look at p. 38 on Bhutan- What category country is this?
Give 5 statistics to prove this.
11-Look at the picture on p.198- What two conclusions can you
make about Kuwait and the relationship with the U.S.?
12-Look at the picture on p. 180(you can read the specific foods on p. 181). Compare what you see here to what your
kitchen might look like? Make at
least 3-5 comments.
13-Read the field note on p. 62 that relates to the picture
on the right- What is the author saying about these people?
14-Pick one of the pictures between pages 210-214- What did
you find out about life in Mali?
15-Find a picture that “tells a thousand words” or one that
really impacted you- explain what the picture shows and why you picked it.
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