Diets Around the Globe Worksheet
Before the 16th century, many plants that are now found all over the world grew on only one side of the Atlantic.
Some of these foods originated in the Americas, and some came from Europe and Africa. Guess the origin of each of the foods in this list. Mark N for "New World" (what the Europeans called the Americas) or O for "Old World" (Europe and Africa).
| N or O? | N or O? |
| Beans | Corn |
| Beets | Pineapples |
| Okra | Carrots |
| Eggplant | Squash |
| Pumpkins | Sunflowers |
| Cacao | Lettuce |
| Wheat | Peas |
| Peanuts | Tomatoes |
| Potatoes | Beets |
| Strawberries | Peppers |
| Broccoli | Onions |
Check your answers when you visit The Seeds of
Change Garden website. While online, you can click on the name of a food to
get more information about it. In the spaces below, write a few facts you found
about the origins of foods.
Impossible Meals in
1492
After you log off, list some dishes you like that could not have been made before the Columbian Exchange, and tell why. (Write these on the back of this form, if there's not enough space.)
| Strawberry Shortcake | Why? _________________________ |
| _________________________ | Why? _________________________ |
| _________________________ | Why? _________________________ |
