Plant domestication New World origins
Question
Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the 'New World' and introduced into the Old World ?
Options
Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
Tobacco, cotton and rubber
Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
Rubber, coffee and wheat
Explanation
Tobacco, cocoa, and rubber are all plants domesticated in the New World (Americas) and subsequently introduced to the Old World. While cotton originated in the Americas, coffee is native to Ethiopia (Old World). Sugarcane was domesticated in New Guinea, not the New World, and wheat originated in the Fertile Crescent. Rubber is correctly included as a New World domesticate. > New World crops: Tobacco, Cocoa, Rubber (from Americas); Old World crops: Coffee (Africa), Wheat (Asia Minor). Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2019
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q21
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Biogeography and crop domestication
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Geography - Agriculture
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