GEO 509 : Notes Set 1.pdf
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Loved eggs so much that she hatched one between her breasts. Hannah glasse: the art of cookery made plain and easy. Used her book to down to the french. Shuk: how to gain weight (published in the 30s) 50 tons of food over a life span. Humans are a species that is capable of deriving sustenance from plants and animals. 1/5 americans lives on a diet of 10 foods or fewer. Most people on average eat 85g of added sugar a day. Honey does not spoil (bacteria does not grow on it) Memories that have smell or taste tend to stay with humans throughout life. Primary culture: industry that directly extracts resources from natural sources. Commercial agriculture: about 1000 major different crops that occupies world"s farms, occupies about 1/3 of world"s land surface. Involves 45% of global working population --2% canadians. Relatively recent human enterprise/invention -- 8000 bc (10000 years ago)
