SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Region of the United States known as “America’s Breadbasket” because it contains some of the most fertile land in the world for farming.
A
Mountain West
B
Midwest
C
Pacific Coast
D
Northeast
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"We’ve heard of the High Plains region being called the bread basket of America, ‘’ Korus said, “but it is really the bread basket of the world in some respects. It overlies this major aquifer, which can help us to sustain irrigated agriculture.

Detailed explanation-2: -The USA is popularly known as the breadbasket of the world because it supplies cereals, grains and rice to the whole world. The USA has been having wheat production at a very fast scope since the 19the century. This increase was due to the high demand for wheat and grains among people from all over the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Midwest is commonly called the “breadbasket of America.” Kansas is known as the Wheat State, Iowa’s most famous crop is corn, and Nebraska is known as the Cornhusker State.

Detailed explanation-4: -California has often been referred to as the breadbasket of the world. In fact the California Department of Food and Agriculture notes that California is the world’s fifth largest supplier of food and agriculture commodities.

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