Globalisation and Environment

What do you understand by the term "import" ?

Name "imported food" you find in Thailand

Where do you buy imported western food in Thailand?

What is your overall opinion on buying imported food?

2. Most supermarket labels fruits and vegetables so that cusmoters can know the source of their produce.

• • the place where a product is used.

• The place where a product is made or created. 

3. A lot of us try to have smallest possible carbon footprint, to reduce our impact on the environment.

• • the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions

• • the total amount of footsteps we take when we walk on the ground. 

5. Farmers use variety of transportation methods, such as, trucks, airplanes, and trains when shipping their goods.

• • the process of communicating with sellers.

• the movement of people or goods from one place to another. 

6. Boat and airplane produces carbon emissions that can harm the environment.

• • greenhouse gases that planes, cars, factories, etc. produce, thought to be harmful to the environment

• the gases that are used in creating chemical compounds

7. Food processing,  putting products into cans, for example, uses a lot of energy.

• • set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food or food into other forms for consumption by humans or animals.

• • a process in that changes a product back to its original form. 

8. Agriculture is one of the most important economic sectors in Thailand as it employs approximately 30% of the country's labor force.

• the practice of growing crops or raising animals

• • the development of cities.