Feature
A map shows the geographic areas in which the major crops of cotton, rice, sugar, and tobacco were grown.Cotton was grown across large stretches of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, as well as portions of eastern Texas, southern Tennessee, the panhandle of Florida, and a small portion of southern North Carolina. Rice was grown along the coast of Georgia, along the coast and up to 100 miles inland in South Carolina, and in a small portion of southern North Carolina. Sugar was grown along the coast and up to 150 miles inland in Louisiana and small portions of Mississippi. Tobacco was grown in one large area in Virginia and North Carolina, another large area around western Kentucky and Tennessee, and a third large area in northeastern Missouri, as well as in small isolated portions of western Virginia, Arkansas, southern Missouri, and the Florida panhandle. Distances are estimated.
Question
Use the map to answer the question.
Which of the following statements best describes the information shown on the map?
(1 point)
Responses
The territories and several states in the Midwest produced no crops in 1860.
The territories and several states in the Midwest produced no crops in 1860.
The southern-most states relied most heavily on one crop.
The southern-most states relied most heavily on one crop.
Louisiana held a monopoly on the sugar industry in 1860.
Louisiana held a monopoly on the sugar industry in 1860.
Most states in the South had at least two crops on which their economy relied.
Most states in the South had at least two crops on which their economy relied.
1 answer
Based on the information provided in the map description, the statement that best describes the information shown on the map is:
Most states in the South had at least two crops on which their economy relied.
This conclusion can be drawn from the fact that different states, such as Louisiana, South Carolina, and Georgia, are shown to produce multiple crops (cotton, rice, sugar, and tobacco) rather than relying solely on one.
