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Place Name
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Corn Belt
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Place Status (Type)
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region
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Location
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Iowa, United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Corn Belt
, major agr. region of the U.S. Midwest where corn
acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called
the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Located in the north central
plains, it is centered in Iowa and Illinois and extends into S Minn.,
SE S.Dak., E Nebr., NE Kansas, N Mo., Ind., and W Ohio. Large-scale
commercial and mechanized farming prevails in this region of deep,
fertile, well-drained soils and long, hot, humid summers. The belt
produces much of the U.S. corn crop, but agr. has diversified; soybeans
are an important yield. Winter wheat and alfalfa are also significant
crops in the area.
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