Sage-Tips

Which of the below crop hearths is most associated with the domestication of sorghum and yams?

yams, sorghum, coffee, and cowpeas were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. maize, potatoes, squash, and taro were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa. potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.

What crops grew in the North?

The classes of most importance in the northern Plains are Hard Red Spring Wheat, Durum Wheat, and Hard Red Winter Wheat. A variety of other crops are grown in the four-state region in smaller quantities.

What countries make up the Fertile Crescent?

The Fertile Crescent is a large geographic region in modern day Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Jordan, and the northern-easternmost part of Egypt, fed by the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, which have supported numerous ancient civilizations.

Which type of agriculture listed below is practiced by the largest percentage of the world’s population?

In commercial agriculture, the primary objective is to make a profit. The largest type of agriculture practiced around the world is intensive subsistence agriculture, which is highly dependent on animal power, and is commonly practiced in the humid, tropical regions of the world.

What 3 crops are often genetically modified?

What three crops are often genetically modified? Soybeans, corn, cotton. Approximately how much of major crops in the US are genetically modified?

When was the potato first domesticated?

between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago
The comfort food we know and love today as the potato was domesticated between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago from a wild species native to the Andes Mountains in southern Peru. During the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors are believed to have transported the rugged root-like vegetable across the Atlantic.

Where does wheat grow?

Most of the world’s wheat is grown in the temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Spring wheats are grown in the mild winters of North Africa, Pakistan, India, Mexico, South America, and Australia. Winter wheat is planted in the fall in most of the United States, Europe, and China.

What kind of wheat is grown in North Dakota?

hard red spring wheat
North Dakota grows the majority of the hard red spring wheat and durum produced in the United States, some hard red winter wheat and hard white wheat.

Why did Mesopotamia dry up?

Today the Fertile Crescent is not so fertile: Beginning in the 1950s, a series of large-scale irrigation projects diverted water away from the famed Mesopotamian marshes of the Tigris-Euphrates river system, causing them to dry up.

Were is Mesopotamia located?

Mesopotamia is thought to be one of the places where early civilization developed. It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris-Euphrates river system. In fact, the word Mesopotamia means “between rivers” in Greek.

What kind of crops are grown in subsistence farming?

The main crops are starchy foods, e.g., tapioca, cassava or manioc, yams, maize or corn, millet, upland rice, beans and bananas. Crops are sown at calculated intervals, often between the other plants, so that the harvest can be staggered to provide food all the year round.

Are there any flowering plants in Antarctica?

Currently, there are only two known species of flowering plants found on the continent: Antarctic hair grass ( Deschamsia antarctica) grows primarily in the Antarctic Peninsula in small, concentrated tufts throughout rocky areas.

Is there water in Lake Whillans Antarctica?

The remnants of ancient forests are providing a source of life today in Lake Whillans, which sits below nearly 1 km (0.61 mile) of ice in west Antarctica. Despite a heavy layer of ice on top, there is liquid water in the lake.

What is an Antarctic Hairgrass and pearlwort?

The Antarctic hairgrass and pearlwort plants are members of a group called ‘vascular plants’, meaning that they contain complex vascular structures that transport nutrients throughout their leaves, stems, and roots.

What is the biggest threat to plant life in Antarctica?

Threats to Antarctic Plant Life. Currently, increasing sea levels pose a major a threat to Antarctic plants, especially those living in coastal regions. With the exception of algae and some lichens, most plants cannot survive in a high saline environment, and will simply begin to die back as the sea rises.