Alcohol Basics - Drug u2013 substance that when...

Drug – substance that when consumed causes a physiological change in the mind/ body
Biogeography – a study of the factors influencing distribution of plants and animals, approached from
ecological, historical, and cultural perspectives
Alcohol – from an Arabic word, and refers to any beverage that has ethyl alcohol in it
Alco-biogeography - A study of the factors influencing the distribution of those plants that are the base
ingredients for alcohol, approached from ecological, historical and cultural perspectives
- Human influence on those plants used for producing alcohol would be primary focus. As would
be the impact alcohol production has had on defining cultural landscapes
Ethyl alcohol
Yeast added to any simple sugar solution
Saccharomyces cerevisiae: brewers yeast, ferment a sugar solution into alcohol. Yeast float all around us,
are in the air naturally. This is why fermentation can occur naturally (leaving fruit out)