We are what we eat: Bolivia | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 14 Public

Foof Unit Fifth Year

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What do the Tsimane do? What do they live on? Put the words in order. The first letter of each word is right: HRUETN, FROERGA, FRAERM.

HUNTER, FORAGER, FARMER

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Where's Anachere - where the Tsimane live? North or South of La Paz?

NORTH of La Paz

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The verb "To Forage" means: a). To go around searching for food. b). To manage to live a normal life. c). To use your teeth to eat something

a). TO GO ROUND SEARCHING FOR FOOD

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Where/ How do the Tsimane live? a). In large communities in yurts b). In family settlements in tents c). in family settlements in bamboo houses

c) IN FAMILY SETTLEMENTS IN BAMBOO HOUSES

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What does their diet consist in? Find the odd one: -PLANTAIN. -CORN. -CRICKETS. -RICE. -SOME MEAT

CRICKETS

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How do they make space to grow crops? a) They have some machinery b)They slash and burn c)They burn

THEY SLASH AND BURN

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TRUE OR FALSE? The missionaries introduced agriculture to the Tsimane. Before they used to be just a hunter - gatherer people.

TRUE

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The verb "TO SLASH" means: a). to burn b). to cut violently with a knife or a machete c. to chase animals to kill them

b). TO CUT VIOLENTLY WITH A KNIFE OR A MACHETE

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TRUE OR FALSE? The men go hunting; the kids gut the animals; the women make the fire.

TRUE

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RIGHT OR WRONG? The verb "TO GUT" means to remove the organs from inside a fish or animal in order to prepare it for cooking animal

RIGHT

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TRUE OR FALSE? Armadillos and 'coatíes' are the Tsimane's source of vitamins and minerals and they eat them everyday.

FALSE: These animals are a source of PROTEIN and the Tsimane may eat them ONCE A WEEK .

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RIGHT OR WRONG? JUSTIFY to get the full points. A seventy-year-old Tsimane man looks really old and is unable to move or survive on his own.

FALSE: He is quite ACTIVE and PHYSICAL: He WALKS everyday to FEED himself.

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TRUE OR FALSE? Armadillos' meat is similar to chicken.

TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE? "TO SINGE" is A WAY OF COOKING BY BURNING the surface of something slightly

TRUE

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