25.1 Flashcards
Provide reasonably balanced diet when combined
Monocots and Dicots
Cultural grain-legume combinations: Middle East: what or barley with lentils or peas
True
Asia
Rice and soybeans
Americas
Corn and kidney beans
Major sources of calories
Staple crops
Europe, Asia, Central America
Wheat, Rice, Corn
Tropical Africa and Indonesia
Sweet Potatoes
South America
White Potatoes
Central and South America, Western Africa
Manioc (cassava or tapioca)
Much evidence for when and where many crops were first _______.
domesticated
The place where a particular crop was first domesticated
Center of Origin
Two Assumptions:
Areas where wild relatives can be found today. and Areas in which there is much natural genetic variation in the crop of interest.
Origins of Particular Crops
hemp, orange, poppy
Chinese
Apple, carrot, grape
Indochina-Indonesian
Hazelnut, Wheat, Oats
Middle Eastern
Banana, Black Pepper, Suger cane
Indo-Malayan
Beet, Lettuce, Cabbage
Mediterranean
Barley, Coffee, Sorghum
Abyssinian
Bean, Cacao, Cotton
Mexico-Central America
Peanut, Pineapple, Potato
Central Andean
- Produces abundant fruit for human consumption
- Turning over soil
- Irrigating soil with water
- Adding nutrients to soil
Agricultural practices to maximize plant growth
Adding water to soil
Irrigation
huge underground reservoir
Ogallala aquifer
Supplies irrigation water in dry regions of former American Dust Bowl
Ogallala aquifer
Ogallala aquifer for large production of corn, wheat, and soybeans
True
Dogs domesticated form
Gray wolves
Dogs Domesticated first
True
