SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cash crops are agricultural crops that are planted for the purpose of selling on the market or for export to make profit, as distinguished from subsistence crops planted for the purpose of self-supply of the farmer (like livestock feeding or food for the family).
Detailed explanation-2: -It is a cash crop because it is produced only with the purpose of selling. In India, rice is grown as one of the staple food crops in most major areas. It is grown as a main crop and is sown in the monsoon months as a kharif crop. It requires heavy rainfall, high temperature and humidity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Crops which are cultivated for sale are known as cash crops or commercial crops. Cultivation of rice, jute, tea, sugarcane, and wheat are usually called cash crops.
Detailed explanation-4: -A cash crop is the one that is cultivated to be sold in the market to earn profits from the sale. Most of the crops grown today worldwide are cash crops cultivated for selling in the national and international markets.