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staple foods

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most dominant staple food around the world?

a)

Maize

b)

Meat

c)

Wheat

d)

Rice

2.

Corn belongs to which kind food group?

a)

wheat

b)

maize

c)

root

d)

Millet

3.

What is the dominant staple food in China and India?

a)

rice

b)

maize

c)

wheat

d)

barley

4.

How many people around the world rely on rice, wheat and maize as a staple food?

a)

4 billion

b)

4 million

c)

4 trillion

d)

4 hundred thousand

5.

What is a staple food?

a)

Foods that provide all of the required daily nutrients to sustain healthy living

b)

foods that are the hardest access

c)

foods that are rare in a country due to climate

d)

foods that constitute a dominant portion of a diet

6.

What factors change the types of staples consumed in some countries?

a)

agriculture

b)

food storage

c)

transportation

d)

all of the above

7.

According to this map, which continent has most variety in food staples?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

8.
The definition of a staple food is
a)
A food that most people like to eat
b)
A food that is in abundant supply
c)
A food that is eaten regularly and is a dominant portion of a diet
d)
A food that is popular amongst all people of the world
9.
Most staple foods are 
a)
Cereals and fruits
b)
Fruits and root vegetables
c)
Cereals and root vegetables
d)
Roots vegetables and seeds
10.
Having a diet that lacks the correct balance of -proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and -minerals.
a)
malnourished
b)
famine
c)
food scarcity
d)
anemia
11.
A condition in which people do not have adequate access to food.
a)
food insecurity
b)
food scarcity
c)
meat 
d)
energy subsidy
12.
Foods native or traditional to a particular geographic region or ethnic population
a)
indigenous foods
b)
nouvelle cuisine
c)
fusion cuisine
d)
classic cuisine
13.
Which of the following seasonings are NOT commonly used in Italian cuisine? 
a)
Garlic
b)
Parsley 
c)
Oregano
d)
Chile powder
14.

Beans are an important staple food because they contain both

a)

fiber

b)

carbs

c)

protein

d)

sugar

15.
Carbohydrates are the first source of _______ for the body?
a)
repair
b)
hygiene
c)
fuel
16.
Which is not a chemical element needed to build sugars?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Hydrogen
17.
The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:
a)
Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide
b)
glucose, fructose, galatose
c)
starch, cellulose, chitin
d)
There are no categories of carbohydrates
18.

Which is the Fairtrade logo?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which of these fruits is most likely to have a fairtrade logo on them?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of these drinks is not likely to have a fairtrade logo on it?

a)

Drinking chocolate

b)

Coffee

c)

Milk

d)

Tea

21.

Which do you think are real reasons why people don't buy fairtrade products?

a)

They can be more expensive

b)

They don't want to help people

c)

They think the supermarkets keep the extra money

d)

They think the products are lower quality

22.

Eggs act as an emulsifier in which of the following foods?

a)

mayonnaise

b)

angel food

c)

meat loaf

d)

breaded meat

23.

When we refer to eggs as an 'emulsifier', what does that mean?

a)

An egg can hold a fat and a liquid together without separating

b)

When a fresh egg is heated, the shell membranes bond between the shell and whites

c)

An egg can be prepared in as many ways as a chef's toque has pleat

d)

The protein in the egg may 'curdle' when exposed to too high of heat

24.

An accurate definition of Sustainability is

a)

meeting population needs

b)

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to survive

c)

meeting the needs of the future without worrying about todays

d)

meeting the food needs of animals

25.

The __________ industry generates nearly one-fifth of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

a)

Meat

b)

Dairy

c)

Processed Food

26.

Which of the following accounts for the largest portion of carbon footprint when it comes to food?

a)

Processing

b)

Transportation

c)

Cooking

d)

Waste disposal

27.

If a food label says ‘organic’, what does it mean?

a)

It contains no genetically modified organisms

b)

It was produced using the best sustainable agricultural methods.

c)

It is free of antibiotics, growth hormones and pesticides

d)

All of the above