SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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plantation
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ranch
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proprietor
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The type of commercial farming in which a single crop is grown on a large area is called plantation. The major crops that are grown in the plantations are coffee, tea, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana, and cotton.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arecanut (betel nut), cardamom, cashew, cocoa, coconut, coffee, oil palm, rubber, and tea are the major crops grown on a plantation scale. Most of these plantation crops are cultivated as monocultures, exceptions being coconut, arecanut, cocoa, and coffee, which are grown either as a mono crop or as a multiple crop.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plantations are a type of commercial farming where a single crop of tea, coffee, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana or cotton is grown. A large amount of labor and capital are required. The produce may be processed on the farm itself or in nearby factories.