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    Between 1650 and 1850, the world's human population rose from 550 million to 1. Billion. Industrialization led to fewer farms that focused in on one industry, rather than many. Mechanization led to less workers now working larger fields, replacing human labor.

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    Industrialization and Food Anthropology

    Looking at food production and preparation around the world


    First,
    beginbyreading
    thisarticle
    fromJohnsHopkins,asbackgroundinformationonthe
    historyoffoodproductionaroundtheworld.

    Then
    ,answerthefollowingquestionsaboutthearticle
    onaseparatedocumenttitled
    FoodAnthropologyBackground
    under
    Projects
    >>
    FoodTopia
    andposttoyourDP
    by
    Wednesday,April22nd:

    1. Whendidagriculturebegin?Howdiditchangehumancivilizations?
    Agriculture
    begansporadicallyaround10,000yearsago,thoughitwasn'tverywidelyused.Itwas
    around5,000yearsagowhenthepracticewasreallyimplemented.Agriculture
    changedhumansfromanomadichuntergathererlifestyleintolarger,more
    sustainable,unmovingsocieties.
    2. Between1650and1850,somethinghappenedtotheworldspopulation:what
    wasit?Whatenabledthistohappen,accordingtothearticle?
    Between1650
    and1850,theEarth'shumanpopulationrosefrom550millionto1.2billion,morethan
    doubling.Importationandexportationledtothis,ascropscouldbemovedaroundthe
    world,includingtoplaceswithlessfertilesoil.
    3. Brieflydescribeindustrializationand
    mechanization
    intheU.S.agricultural
    systemintheearly1900s.
    Industrializationledtofewerfarmsthatfocusedinon
    oneindustry,ratherthanmany.Itwasbelievedthatthiswasmoreefficient.This
    practicewascalledindustryconcentration.Mechanizationledtomechanized
    elements,suchasafieldplow,replacinghumanlabor.Lessworkersnowworked
    largerfields.
    4. Whatdidagricultural
    industryconcentration
    dototheindustry?
    Industry
    concentrationledtocompaniescontrollingtheagriculturesystem.Industry
    concentrationhadmanysystemsworkingtogether,andafewcompanieseventually
    controlledmostorallofonefoodsystem.

    Next
    ,organizeyourselvesintogroupsof
    3or4
    ,andchoose
    onefoodculturetofocuson
    in
    theworld.Afteryouvedonethis,choosearecipefromthatculturethatyouwillresearchto
    bothprepareandtracethehistoryof.

    Yourgroups
    finalproduct
    willbeapreparedrecipeforour
    International

    PotluckLunchon
    Friday,May1st.

    Inaddition,yourmealpresentationwillbeaccompaniedbya
    binder
    with
    laminatedpages
    and
    lovinglydecorated
    thatcontainsthefollowinginformation:


    Yourrecipe,withdetailedingredientslist,andinstructionsandphotographsfor
    preparation.
    12pages
    Nutritioninformationincluding:
    calories,fats
    (saturated,unsaturated,trans)
    ,
    carbohydrates,protein,sodium,sugars,vitamins,minerals,etc.
    Adetailedtracingofwhereeachingredientcomesfrom,includingwhereitoriginated,
    shipping,methodofproduction,andwhetherthisingredientcomesfromyourchosen
    countryornot.
    13pages
    Ageneralhistoryofyourcountry,includingphotographs(
    colonization,founding
    government,revolutions,etc.
    )
    1page
    Ahistoryofyourcountrysagriculturalindustry,includingbutnotlimitedto:
    natural
    resources,exports,imports,industrialization,mechanization,GMOandpesticideuse
    vs.organics,andavailabilityoffoodintermsofsocioeconomicstatus.
    12pages

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