Yr 9 Exam Revision

The traditional diets of Aboriginal people varied across the country, why was this so?

• The different climates across Australia provides a wide variety of foods.
• Different shops in different areas
• The different groups prefer to eat different foods
• Some areas of Australia have less food than others.

 Why do you think the meat was salted, instead of left fresh?

• To preserve it for longer
• To add seasoning before it is cooked
• To make it taste better
• To hide the flavour of rotten meat

Why was rationing necessary in early settlement times? 

• To make sure the convicts were weak enough to not start a mutiny
• To ensure there was enough food to last until they could produce their own
• The rich had all the food and the poor had none
• Soldiers wanted to control the food supply to maintain order in the colony

Aboriginals were only hunters and gatherers

• True
• False

Australia saw an large influx of immigrants from what country during the gold rush?

• Japan
• India
• USA
• China

A social influence on food is:

• What your parents eat
• What your friends eat
• What is in fashion to eat
• All of the above

Staple foods include:

• Rice
• Flour
• Meat
• All of the above

Geographical influences on food are:

• The restaurant where you are going to eat
• Where you live
• Who eats the same food as you
• What your parents eat

Why is cuisine in Australia continually able to evolve? 

• Constant influences from other nationalities
• It's a rule, you have to try new food at least once
• Australians cannot make up their mind about what they like in foods
• We don't have a national food and are looking for one

What is a psychological influence on food selection?

• Beliefs
• Mood
• Values
• All of the above