How did the cultivation of maize develop and progress in North America? How was this similar to the appearance of the sweet potato in the Pacific Islands?
What will be an ideal response?
A. It spread northward from its birthplace in central Mexico
1) marked the transmission of agriculture
2) process took thousands of years
3) new varieties were developed as it crossed climate zones
4) estimate puts maize farming in the southwestern United States about 3,000 years ago
B. The spread of maize cultivation and sweet potato both due to diffusion
1) both crops emerged through a slow process
2) both had to adapt to different regions as they spread
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