African-American Food Vocabulary

Where is Colonial Williamsburg?

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Maryland

What is the definition of permaculture?

• The way a person perceives the world.

• The study of a person's culture.

• A hair curling technique.

• A way to manage the land in a natural ecosystem.

What is compost?

• A lamp post that no longer works.

• A mixture of organic material used as a fertilizer.

• Reusing products for a different purpose.

• A mixture of dead leaves and dirt used as a fertilizer.

What makes a product organic?

• A combination of hormones is used to create a better product.

• Chemicals are used to create a better product.

• No chemicals, growth hormones, or stimulants are used to create a product.

• A branch of biology concentrating on carbon compounds.

What is the definition of the word amalgamation?

• A mixture of different chemical elements.

• A mixture of different elements such as music.

• An alloy of mercury.

• Combining or uniting for example combining two food cultures to create a dish.

What does quintessential mean?

• Typical of a person or thing.

• Five types of people.

• The essence of something in its least pure form.

• Not a typical representation.

What does a genealogist do?

• Studies or traces descendants of families.

• Studies where people are born.

• Studies the structure of families.

• Studies family dynamics.

What does sustainable mean?

• Using damaged resources to make new resources.

• Depleting a natural resource.

• Not depleting or permanently damaging a resource.

• Maintaining without weakness.