Which product is grown in the Southeast region of the US?

• A. Winter Vegetables
• B. Seafood
• C. Wheat
• D. Citrus

Answer: (D)

Geography and climate determine which crops thrive in a region. The Southeast has a warm, subtropical climate with mild winters and lots of sunshine, which is ideal for citrus trees. Citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruits need warmth and a long growing season, and you’ll see extensive groves in states such as Florida, which makes citrus the defining crop of the region.

Winter vegetables are more typical of cooler climates or regions where winters are milder but still cool enough for certain crops; they’re possible in the Southeast too, but they’re not what the region is best known for. Wheat favors drier, cooler plains rather than the Southeast’s warmth and humidity, so it’s not a hallmark crop there. Seafood isn’t a land-grown crop, but rather something harvested from the water (and while the Southeast is known for fishing, crops grown on land in that region are citrus).