Chapter Questions
Which vegetables from the groups would you try to grow in Greenland? Why did you choose these vegetables?
Which of the vegetables in the groups discussed would you try to grow in Borneo? Why did you choose these vegetables?
Make a list of one vegetable from each group with the most calories.
Make a list of the one vegetable from each of the groups with the most carbohydrates.
Is there any discernable pattern between the amount of calories and the amount of carbohydrates a vegetable has?
Which vegetable in each of the groups has the most and which the least protein?
Is it possible that a vegetable not listed as being important in world agricultural trade would be widely grown and eaten? Explain how this might happen.
If you had the chance to introduce one vegetable to people not eating any of the vegetables in the groups, which would it be? Explain.
From a production standpoint why might trellises be advantageous?
Considering total food value, which one vegetable from each of the groups is best? Justify your answer.