Arroz

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/arroz

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific classification?Genus Oryza, species sativa (cultivated rice) and glaberrima (African rice)
2. What is the estimated global production?Approximately 780 million metric tons annually (as of recent estimates)
3. What is arroz and why is it so important?Arroz is the Spanish word for rice, a tiny grain that feeds more than half of the world’s people.
4. Where did rice first grow?Rice was first grown in the Yangtze River basin in China about 8,000 to 10,000 years ago.

Oryza Sativa: The scientific name for Asian cultivated rice, the most common type globally.
Green Revolution: A period of agricultural development in the mid-20th century that increased crop yields, including rice.
Food Security: The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.