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4. Answer the questions. 1. when did human history start? Was it about 10,000 years ago or was it about 1 million years ago? 2. Do they eat much rice in the north of China? 3. Why do the Japanese eat a lot of fish? 4. Where don’t people eat much fish? 5. Why do people in the middle of the U.S. eat more chicken and red meat? The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country we live in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles. In Japan, people eat a lot of fish and other seafood. But in the middle of the United States, away from the sea, people don’t eat so much fish, they eat more red meat and chicken. In Central Europe, people eat hundreds of different kinds of sausages. 6. How many courses are there in China? 7. How do people eat in the Middle East? 8. Why can we now eat most things at any time of the year? In North America, Australia, and Europe there are two or more courses to every meal, and people eat with knives and forks. In China, all the food is together on the table, and they eat with chopsticks. In parts of India and the Middle East, people use their fingers and bread to pick up the food. Nowadays it is possible to transport food easily from one part of the world to the other. We can eat what we like, when we like, at any time of the year. Bananas come from Central America or Africa; rice comes from California or Thailand; strawberries come from Chile or Mexico. Food is very big business. But people in poor countries are still hungry, and people in rich countries eat too much. Food around the world For 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them. They ate all that they could find, and then moved on. Then about 10,000 years ago, or for 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land and control their environment. Unit 9: Food around the world More than 70 percent(=70%) of the earths surface is covered by water. More than 70 pe