Baguettes How did people in France survive using their resources in the physical environment? A fun fact is that citizens of France eat baguettes (long hard bread) at every meal. This means the physical environment has a big impact on resources such as grains, also called cereals, which makes baguettes. The soil needs to be fertile and have a good balance of minerals.So why are baguettes so important?
History of Baguette Baguettes are important because everyone had at least a little money to buy bread. “For many people in France the baguette is something of a staple food...” (THE GOOD LIFE FRANCE). “Staple food” means French people eat a baguette on a regular basis. From 1788 to 1800, France had bad weather causing crops of grain to go bad. This meant bread could not be made as much and prices of bread went up. Normally, peasants of France ate bread out of wheat, rye and buckwheat, but during this time period, French bakers added all sorts of fillers (different materials) such as
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Wheat likes to grow in 70 to 75 F temperatures. It needs lots of sunshine, low humidity and 12 to 15 inches of rain. “Moderate warming and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may help some plants to grow faster. However, more severe warming, floods, and drought may reduce yields” (Climate Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply). This means crops can produce more wheat when there are good temperatures and carbon dioxide. Less wheat is produced when there is bad weather such as floods or very little rain. According to the website, “Dealing with drought could become a challenge in areas where rising summer temperatures cause soils to become drier.” (Climate Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply). Dry soil destroys wheat crops. In summary, temperatures and water are very important to soil because it affects how much wheat is produced. So, without good temperatures, rain, and soil there wouldn’t be enough wheat to produce
French explorers first put their steaks into the ground more than a quarter of a century ago. The area that the French chose to build their lives on eventually became Louisiana. Although time has passed, the French influence continues to serve as a significant part of the unique culture of Louisiana ("How The French Influence Is Still Felt In Louisiana Today"). Noticeable areas of French influence include, but are not limited to: cuisine, music, and architecture. However, the continuation of the French language and dialects over the years appears to be the most noteworthy influence that French has had on Louisiana ("How The French Influence Is Still Felt In Louisiana Today").
In a good year all or most of them will thrive and give you wheat. But in a bad year a spate of high winds may take down the tallest stalks and leave standing at the harvest time only, say, the 10 percent of the crop that had a “shortness” gene. And if that wheat comprises your winter’s supply of bread, plus the only seed you’ll have for next year’s crop, then you’ll be almighty glad to have that small, short harvest. Genetic diversity, in domestic populations as well as wild ones, is nature’s sole insurance policy. Environments change: Wet years are followed by droughts, lakes dry up, volcanoes rumble, ice ages dawn. It’s a big, bad world out there for a little strand of DNA. But a population will persist over time if, deep within the scattered genetics of its ranks, it is literally prepared for anything. When the windy years persist for a decade, the wheat population will be overtaken by a preponderance of shortness, but if the crop maintains its diversity, there will always be recessive aspirations [i.e., recessive genes] for height hiding in there somewhere, waiting to have their day (97-98).
The drought, being the single most devastating effect on planting crops in the Great Plains, proved to be a force of devastation for many years. Moreover, since there was little rain it was virtually impossible to plant anything that could survive the harvesting season during the dustbowl. If you have no rain and no moisture
Before the French Revolution, an inexperienced king, and an irresponsible queen ruled over the citizens of France. Food cost was high due to the poor crop season, and Antoinette gambled away what would be billions today.
For nearly two centuries the inhabitants of New France lived their day to day lives
When the crops were plentiful, the harvest would bring money and food and supplies for the next year's crop. Rain had an enormous impact on the farmers. Too much or too little could be devastating to their crops or the food supply of farm animals, and they affected the farmers who were dependent them....
As more and more time passed, the lives of Europe's people were not getting any better. Most of the population were peasants and their normal diet consisted of small amounts of porridge, whole-grain stew, unleavened bread, and maybe
to survive and thrive. Not only this, but it is also has an important societal function. Food is an important part of celebrations and sometimes dictates roles in societies. In Medieval society food was important for banquets, what was eaten by a person could denote what class a person was from, and was often mentioned in the literature. For my project I presented desserts, bread, and a couple of drinks. As far as the bread is concerned I made one loaf using beer and one loaf using water. The desserts were a strawberry tart, and Daryols, which is basically a custard or pudding pie. I also made two alcohol drinks, Mead, though very weak, and spiced wine.
France was in debt at this time because of losing the wealth in the Seven years’ war; this is the same situation as the American Revolution. In 1788, the French government went bankrupt. The lower class were getting annoyed with the upper class wasting money while the poor go hungry and are offcourse poor. The peasant was also hungry because all the harvest was wiped out by bad weather and all that was left was expensive food and very little of it.
Agriculture is France’s main primary economic activity. The agriculture and agro-food industries make up about 6% of the gross domestic product which is the total sum of everything in the economy (“Economic Structure”, 1). However, agriculture is about the only bountiful natural resource in France. While France has limited amounts of coal, uranium, and other materials that could be mined, it is very hard to get to those places because they are so deep in the ground and they are unusable in steel production. France also produces hydroelectric energy but it can not produce enough to meet the entire country’s needs (“Natural Resources”, 1).
which of course led to high prices for bread. The shortage of bread was quite possibly the central cause of the revolution. Inadequate Conditions in the countryside had forced rural residents to move into Paris, and the city was overcrowded and filled with the hungry and disaffected. The snares are not affected. The peasants suffered the most from the economic and
...e harsh weather destroyed several crops causing people to live without food for several days. Further wrong choice of product, low incomes due to low or nil yields all of which affected the farmers and the poor. At this time the noble people and the rich were never affected since they could pay high prices which the common man could not do. People moved to cities in search of work which in turn affected the already low production. Therefore food shortage was also one of the main reasons for the revolution to start in France.
...cause and effect relationship of climate and human activity, and climate and human need, the ability to redesign the way we produce and cultivate food staples can be created. With this ability the longevity of agricultural systems can influence a decrease in food prices, in turn increasing the number of food secure populations.
The bad living conditions of France and its depressed economy was one of the primary drivers for the French Revolution. The people of France were so poor that they had no shoes to wear and no food to eat. The poverty of France breaks its economy at its root. The economy got so bad that “By December 1788, there was a nationwide revolt against food shortages and rising prices, which continued to spread till the summer of 1789, when there was another bad harvest”(Todd 528). One ...
...o climate change. All of these have caused an impact on the ability to produce crops and grow agriculturally. Climate change has been increasing the number of droughts, floods, health hazards of employees, natural disasters, and sea level elevations. All of these put in danger the crop productivity resulting in famines and food price increments. Climate change affects agriculture in every country differently due to its location. Countries such as Canada and Russia are being affected positively by climate change since it has enabled the country to prosper agriculturally. Other countries cannot handle drastic temperature changes, such as Sudan and Bangladesh, whose agricultural growth has been affected negatively by the climatic changes. Agriculture is fundamental in a country, creating a balance between agriculture and the increasing climatic changes would be ideal.