Lab: Food Intake Around the World

GGS 12 Lab: Food Intake around the World /30

Name: ______Due Date: ______

Purpose:

To analyze average food consumption and malnourishment patterns around the world by creating a chloropleth map.

Introduction:

The dietary energy consumption per person is the amount of food, in kilocalorie per day, for each individual in the total population.

It is considered necessary for a human to ingest a diet of 2770 kilocalories (kcal)/day to remain healthy. Therefore, to calculate the percent of the required intake use the following formula.

kcal / person / day x 100%

2 770

Example: Canada 3 590 kcal/person/day x 100% = 129.6 %

2 770 kcal/person/day

Therefore, Canadians have on average a diet that is 130% of what is required. On average we consume 30% more than what is necessary for survival.

Procedure:

1.  Use the formula above to calculate the percentage of required food intake for the one hundred countries given in table one. (10 points)

2.  Create a chloropleth map using the following categories. (10 points)

Country Data Not Included = white

Under 85% = brown/black

85% - 100% = green

101% - 115% = yellow

Above 115% = red

Remember to include a title and colour key on your map.

Results:

Table One: 2001 World Food Intake by Country (Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).

Country

Country

Analysis Questions:

1.

a.  Which continent has the greatest proportion of overnourished people? (1 point)

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b.  Name four countries that have above the necessary food intake. (1 point)

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c.  What do most of these countries have in common? (1 point)

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d.  Why are the people in these countries consuming more food than they need for survival? (1 point)

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2.

a.  Which continent has the greatest proportion of undernourished people? (1 point)

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b.  Name four countries that have under the necessary food intake. (1 point)

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c.  What do most of these countries have in common? (1 point)

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d.  Why are the people in these countries consuming less food than they need for survival? (1 point)

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Conclusion: (2 points)

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