PIGS

HOW DID THIS PLANT/ANIMAL COME TO THE U.S? WAS IT NATIVE OR BROUGHT TO THE US? WHEN WAS IT INTRODUCED? WHERE WAS IT ORIGINALLY FROM?

• Pigs are descended from wild relatives which still populate parts of Europe and Asia
• They were brought here because they didn't start in the U.S
• They were domesticated in China and eastern turkey between 13,000 and 12,000 years BP
• The pig isn't native to the US
• They were brought across from Europe and Asia on a boat

How has this plant/animal had a positive impact on the US?

• They were farmed primarily for there meat.
• The pig is perhaps the easiest farmyard animal to look after because they like humans
• They are omnivorous and will east practically anything including scraps from the kitchen
• It really helped us start off with trading it for money
• People buy the meat off of places in the us. Which makes our economy better.

What special conditions does this plant/animal require in order to thrive?

• Food
• Warmth
• Shelter
• They prefer mud
• Water

How did having this animal help us gain wealth and power in our world?

• Pigs helped us gain food which in a way would help us gain wealth
• pigs gave us some power over other people who didn't yet have them because we were able to trade with them
• People bought the meat which helped our economy take off
• They also produce lots of offspring which makes more meat and more cash

How did having this animal help us gain wealth and power in our world?

• It's preservable so it will stay fresh for awhile
• which means we can sell it wherever and it will stay fresh for a very long time

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS ANIMAL WAS NO LONGER A RESOURCE TO THE US?

• We would not be able to have as much meat for food
• we would not be able to farm pigs because there wouldn't be any
• We would waste a lot of scrap food because pigs eat anything including scraps which is like composting
• It would be harder to get the protein they need
• Lots of meat sellers and farmers businesses would start to go down because pig are very popular