agricultural heartland
Prime crop region
Agricultural heartland refers to a region where farming is the dominant economic activity and cultural identity—the core territory that produces most of a nation's crops or livestock.
In American usage, the heartland typically means the Midwest: Iowa sits in the agricultural heartland.
The term carries connotations of traditional values, rural life, and national self-sufficiency.
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- feed lotLivestock fattening enclosure
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- dirt roadUnpaved rural thoroughfare
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agricultural heartlandindustrial corridor
Area concentrated with factories
rust belt · industrial zone · tech hub · financial district · mining region
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Arid, heavily eroded terrain
desert · dustbowl · scorched earth · hinterland · depleted soil
agricultural heartlandurban core
Central metropolitan area
concrete jungle · urban sprawl · metropolis · metropolitan area · megacity
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