Cultural Patterns
Environment
Daily Lives (of farmers)
Trivia
100
True or False?
Banana bread is the only dish you can make with bananas.
False!
Many countries around the world fry bananas, eat bananas with rice, make other sweets like cake and even ketchup!
100
Which fruit corporation owns more farmland in Latin America (Central & South America)?
Dole or Chiquita?
Chiquita owns 71,166 acres
Dole owns 37,065 acres
100
Which corporation employs more people?
A. Dole
B. Del Monte
C. Chiquita
Dole - 33,000
Del Monte - 25,000
Chiquita - 26,000
100
On average, how many pounds of bananas do Americans eat each year?
10 pounds
200
True or false?
Bananas are eaten in both importing and exporting countries.
True!
200
What is used to protect bananas while they are growing?
Plastic bags and pesticides (or insecticides)
200
True or False?
Fair Trade standards prohibit (do not allow) child labor or forced labor.
True
200
Which country produces the most bananas per year?
A. The US
B. India
C. Ecuador
D. The Philippines
D. India
In 2021, India produced 33.1 million tons of bananas!
India is the #1 producer of bananas, but #20 in export
300
A cultural pattern in the US is _______________.
A cultural pattern in the US is saving money.
300
How do bananas reach our groceries stores?
How are they transported from the exporting country to the importing country?
Trucks and ships transport bananas.
300
On average, how much of banana sales do banana farmers & producers (workers) receive?
A. 50%
B. 100%
C. 25%
D. 7%
D. 7%
300
What kind of climate do bananas grow in?
Tropical regions
Bananas thrive in tropical regions where the average temperature is 80° F (27° C) and the yearly rainfall is between 78 and 98 inches.
400
What cultural pattern might this picture represent?
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This might represent a culture of eating foods for health/nutrition.
400
Why might Fair Trade standards require farms to use less pesticides and other chemicals?
Pesticides and other chemicals can be harmful to the earth (soil, water, plants), animals (other than the insects), and humans.
400
What is one risk that children face in working on banana plantations?
You might mention...
- danger: exposure to toxic pesticides, dangerous equipment
- exploitation: long hours and low pay
- lack of education: they need to work and they can't go to school
400
What are the top 3 countries the US imports bananas from?
1. Guatemala ($1.2 billion)
2. Ecuador ($423 million)
3. Costa Rica (411.9 million)
500
What cultural pattern might influence someone to buy fair trade bananas (instead of conventional bananas)?
They might value... (at least 1 of these)
- fair prices and fair pay for workers
- humane working conditions for workers
- sustainable or climate-friendly farming
500
How might banana plantations (farms) affect the environment?
What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks?
You might mention...
Benefits:
- More crops of bananas to sell ($)
Drawbacks:
- Deforestation (replacing rainforests with farms)
- Spread of harmful pesticides (spraying, loose plastic bags)
500
How might a banana farmer's wages (money they earn from working & selling bananas) influence their daily life?
You might mention...
- When farmers earn a living wage (enough money), they can pay for necessities like housing, food, clothing, education.
- With enough money, they can invest (put money into) their businesses and community projects
500
In what year were bananas first sold in the US?
In 1876 at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
