Influence on Food Availability Flashcards
What are some traditional Aboriginal animal foods?
Fish, pippies, crayfish, snakes, long necked turtle, goannas, swans, kangaroo, wild geese, honey ants and echidnas
What are some Aboriginal Plant sources?
Bush onion, Bush potatoes, Wild frogs, Wild plums, Bush fruit, Bunya nuts and Millet
What is bush food?
Bush food refers to the plants and animals eaten by Aborigines when the colonists arrived.
What is the meaning of Market Economy?
The production and distribution of goods and services
What is Quality of Life?
It refers to the extent to which a person has their basic needs for food, clothing and shelter.
What is the meaning of absolute poverty?
Severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information.
What is the meaning of relative poverty?
Relative poverty is the condition in which people lack the minimum amount of income needed in order to maintain the average standard of living in the society they live in.
Definition of Hunger
The feeling of emptiness, weakness or pain caused by a lack of food
Definition of Appetite
The desire for food even when the body is not hungry. Caused by the sight of appetising food, aroma of food in preparation and even the mention of food
Definition of Satiety
The feeling of fullness that comes with eating adequate amounts of food
Physiological Factors affects?
Body’s needs & Desire for food
Psychological factors relate to?
Mind & Emotions
What is value?
A value is a deep personal feeling about what is important
What is attitude?
Attitude is the way in which a person views something and behaves toward it
What is a habit?
A habit is something that we do regularly without thinking
