ECO-2023 Final: Principles of Microeconomics Notes Part 2 - got a 90% on final exam
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Thailand has mangoes: the immediate environment was early man"s source of food, early food habits, hunter-gatherers were limited by the food available in their environment. Foods consumed were limited to native vegetation of the region. Early agriculture emerged from temperate regions of earth that had access to water. Once people moved from being hunter/gatherers into agricultural-based societies, vast communities and cultures grew. With growth came wars, conquests, and exploration. As explorers began to travel over larger areas, trade routes developed. Foods that were native to one part of the world became available worldwide. Plow introduced into northern and western europe: 3,000 bce millet grown in korea, 500 bce wet rice farming in japan. Influences determining diets: geography, environmental factors, water, growing conditions. Europe to north america: cabbage, onions, pigs. Central america to europe: chocolate, theobroma cacao, the history of chocolate. Where do the best cocoa beans come from: corn, sweet potato, tomato.
