Crops Grown to Be Exported to Other Countries and Not

question 10

Multiple Choice

Crops grown to be exported to other countries and not for local consumption are called what?

• A) surplus crops
• B) imported crops
• C) cash crops
• D) sustainable crops

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Definitions:

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and dives into the mantle, often causing volcanic activity.

Accretionary Prism

A geological structure formed by the accumulation of sediment and oceanic crust scraped off a subducting oceanic plate at a convergent plate boundary.

Volcanic Mountain Belt

A geologic region characterized by a series of volcanoes and volcanic features, often associated with plate boundaries.

Laramide Orogeny

A period of mountain-building in western North America, roughly 80 to 55 million years ago, that created the Rocky Mountains and associated ranges.