The Omnivore's Dilemma G8 - Vocabulary

genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

• made by combining two different elements; a mixture

• sweetener made from corn starch

• crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods; aka "frankenseeds"

• farming strategy in which large fields are planted with a single crop, year after year

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

gorge

• having an excess amount of body fat

• foods that are pesticide free and don't contain genetically modified ingredients

• to search for food

• to eat greedily; to stuff your face

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

industrial foods

• organic foods grown on a large scale to be sold to mass markets

• foods that are pesticide free and don't contain genetically modified ingredients

• crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods; aka "frankenseeds"

• foods that are mass produced; usually contain a lot of corn in various forms

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

industrial organic

• foods that are mass produced; usually contain a lot of corn in various forms

• organic foods grown on a large scale to be sold to mass markets

• foods that are pesticide free and don't contain genetically modified ingredients

• modern humans' need to find a healthy diet amidst dizzying choices available to us today

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

local sustainable

• food grown on small local farms with multiple crops & herds; minimal if no processing occurs and food travels only a short distance

• foods that are pesticide free and don't contain genetically modified ingredients

• valuable product that can be bought or sold

• sweetener made from corn starch

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

monoculture

• made by combining two different elements; a mixture

• brought under human control; tamed or cultivated

• farming strategy in which large fields are planted with a single crop, year after year

• food grown on small local farms with multiple crops & herds; minimal if no processing occurs and food travels only a short distance

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

obesity

• to eat greedily; to stuff your face

• having an excess amount of body fat

• a composition of largely decaying matter used as fertilizer

• sweetener made from corn starch

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Omnivore's Dilemma

• crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods; aka "frankenseeds"

• modern humans' need to find a healthy diet amidst dizzying choices available to us today

• government payment to encourage or protect a certain business or market

• food grown on small local farms with multiple crops & herds; minimal if no processing occurs and food travels only a short distance

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

subsidy

• valuable product that can be bought or sold

• crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods; aka "frankenseeds"

• government payment to encourage or protect a certain business or market

• heavily loaded or weighed down

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

organic foods

• brought under human control; tamed or cultivated

• foods that are pesticide free and don't contain genetically modified ingredients

• food grown on small local farms with multiple crops & herds; minimal if no processing occurs and food travels only a short distance

• organic foods grown on a large scale to be sold to mass markets

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4