American traditional agriculture

The characteristics of American agricultural production are mainly regional specialization and mechanization. Dairy belt is distributed in the northeast of the U

The characteristics of American agricultural production are mainly regional specialization and mechanization. Dairy belt is distributed in the northeast of the United States and along the Great Lakes, cotton belt is distributed in the south of the United States, wheat belt is distributed in the middle and north of the Great Plains of the United States, corn belt is distributed in the middle of the wheat belt, fruit and irrigated agricultural belt is distributed in the south of the Pacific coast of the United States, and animal husbandry and irrigated agricultural belt are distributed in the Rocky Mountains and Plateau basins.

First, the characteristics of American agricultural production

The main characteristics of American agricultural production are regional specialized production and mechanized production.

1, the advantages of American agriculture

(1) The world's leading agricultural modernization level and productivity.

(2) High commodity rate, based on highly commercialized family agriculture.

(3) Diversification of funds and improvement of agricultural support and protection system.

(4) Agricultural production is highly regionalized and integrated.

2. The weak characteristics of American agriculture.

(1) has high energy consumption and low utilization efficiency.

(2) Too much dependence on the international market.

(3) A large number of crops are used to produce ethanol, and the balance between supply and demand of agricultural products is unstable.

(4) Cultivated land and farmers are decreasing, and farmers are aging seriously.

(5) The varieties produced in agriculture lack diversity and the risk of biological diseases is high.

Second, the distribution characteristics of American agriculture

1, Cow Belt: Cow Belt is mainly distributed in the northeastern United States and the coastal areas of the Great Lakes.

2. Cotton belt: Cotton belt is mainly distributed at 35? The eastern part of the south.

3. Wheat belt: The wheat belt is mainly distributed in the northern and central parts of the central plains of the United States, in which winter wheat is mainly planted in the central part and spring wheat is mainly planted in the northern part.

4. Corn belt: The corn belt is mainly distributed between the southern part of the dairy belt and the wheat belt.

5. Fruit and irrigated agricultural belt: Fruit and irrigated agricultural belt are mainly distributed in the southern part of the Pacific coast of the United States.

6. Animal husbandry and irrigated agricultural belt: Animal husbandry and irrigated agricultural belt are mainly distributed in western Rocky Mountains and plateau basins.

7. Subtropical crop belts: Subtropical crop belts are mainly distributed in the plains along the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico in the southern United States.