Question

Write in detail about the crops grown in North America.

Answer 1

1.  Agriculture:
   Though the least proportion of the total workforce is engaged in agriculture America's agriculture is the most productive in the world. Wheat, Corn (Maize), Oats, Soybean, Barley, and many other food crops are grown throughout the vast interior plains.
2. Wheat:
   Wheat was introduced by European settlers in North America. It is grown extensively in the Prairies of North America. North America is the largest exporter of North America produces more than half of the world's total Maize.
3. Barley and Oats:
   These are temperate crops that withstand a cold climate and need less water. The Barley is grown in the United States and is produced in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington. Barley and Oats are used as cattle fodder.
4. Cotton:
   Cotton grows well in Southern and Western States and it is dominated in Texas, California, Mississippi, South of the Prairies, and Mexico. Warm summers with frequent rainfall and fertile soil are favorable conditions for the growth of cotton crops.
5. Sugar cane:
   Sugar cane is cultivated along the Gulf of Mexico, Parts of Central America, and the West Indies. It is an important Cash Crop of the West Indies. Cuba is known as the “sugar bowl of the world” and it is the world's largest exporter of sugar.
6. Soya beans:
   It is raised in the same area where Maize is grown. It is used for the extraction of edible ml.
7. Potatoes and Sugar beet:
   Prairie Region, North Dakota, and Minnesota are the producers of Sugar Beets and Potatoes. Sugar beet is used for making Sugar. Potato and Sugar Beet are used to feed cattle and pigs.