Labor
During colonialism what did Europe see Africa as?
What is "A giant farm"
What are the negative effects of eating chocolate? (1 effect is needed to be counted as correct)
What is "Weight gain, tooth decay, digestive issues"
When did the Europeans discover cocoa?
What is "1502"
What was the global trade value of cocoa in 2021?
What is "9.59 billion"
Why are child traffickers common to find in countries like Ghana and the Ivory Coast?
What is "Since children are the strongest work force in these two countries child traffickers make good profit selling children to farms"
What are the positive effects of eating chocolate? (2 effects are needed to be counted as correct)
What is "Improved heart health, lowering blood pressure, enhancing blood flow, reduced stress"
Approximately how many total African Children work to produce the tonnes of cocoa made every year? (Closest answer wins)
What is "2 million"
To which class of individuals was chocolate primarily sold to?
What is "the upper class"
Who primarily makes up the labor force in West Africa?
What is "children"
Why do the people of West Africa cut down trees, eventually leading to deforestation?
What is "To make more room to grow cocoa"
What is the average yearly salary for someone in the Ivory Coast in USD?
What is "$1490"
By which century did chocolate get imported to Spain?
What is "the 16th century"
Why do workers only make money after working for farm owners for multiple years?
Approximately what percent of rain forests was lost due to deforestation in the Ivory Coast?
What is "90%"
How many children forced to work for reasons excluding their parents? (Closest answer wins)
What is "16,000"
The invention of what device helped spread the popularity of chocolate even further?
What is "Dutch cocoa press"
Make a guess at the percentage of boy to girl workers
What is "60% boys and 40% girls"
Why does deforestation lead to global warming?
What is "Destroying the trees releases the carbon inside the trees raising temps in return"
What percent of cocoa comes from Ghana and the Ivory Coast?
What is "70%"
What was the global market value for Chocolate in 2015? (Closest answer wins)
What is "$100 billion"