The world map of agriculture
Plantation farmingPlantations were set in place by the colonizers of a land in order to turn citizens into laborers to produce a certain cash crop.
RiceA commercial grain that is the staple of many Asian nations; China is the largest producer, US is the largest exporter. Only grown in very wet climates.
Illegal drugsThese are grown in the periphery and sold to the core.
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DairyingExpensive transportation and storage makes it most profitable near larger markets (NE US and NW Europe).
Livestock RanchingPracticed in semi-arid or arid land, where vegetation is too sparse or the soil to too poor to grow crops.
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Commercial GrainsMost profitable in the temperate zone with decent land fertility (Eastern US, Mid to East Europe)
Mediterranean AgricultureOccurs in the land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea (Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia), also in lands with similar hot summer climates (California, central Chile, Southwestern South Africa, and Southwestern Australia). Growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, and tree crops are the main crops
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