SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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subsistence crops
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cash crops
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Either A or B
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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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The crops grown on plantations are usually cash crops, meaning they are sold on the global market for a high price. Some of the most common crops grown on plantations include sugarcane, coffee, cocoa, bananas, and pineapples.
Detailed explanation-4: -Plantation crops are perennial crops that are grown on a large scale by an individual or a company. For example, rubber, tea, coffee, oil palm, coconut, etc. They are also known as cash crops.
Detailed explanation-5: -A cash crop is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return a profit. Major Cash Crops of India are sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, jute and oilseeds etc. Cotton is one of the most important cash crop in India. It is a dry region crop though it can grow also in the deltaic region.