Why did North American agriculturalists switch to a dependence on corn?
A) Corn is nutritionally superior to other crops.
B) Corn is easier to harvest and store than many other crops.
C) Corn has a particularly high yield per acre of farmland.
D) Corn is more delicious than other crops known at the time.
B) Corn is easier to harvest and store than many other crops.
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A) laborers migrate to urban centers in search of employment B) social inequality decreases C) there is less risk of famine due to crop failure D) the ethic of generalized reciprocity increases
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a. Canada b. Nigeria c. China d. India
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