corn belt
Midwest farming heartland
A corn belt is any region where corn is the dominant crop, used generically for agricultural zones characterized by extensive corn cultivation.
The country's corn belt runs through the central provinces. (Capitalized Corn Belt refers specifically to the American Midwest.)
- combinesMerges multiple into one
- silosFarm storage towers
- hybrid seedsSeeds from cross-pollinated plants
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- fertileAble to reproduce abundantly
harvest · tractors · family farm · farmland · fields · amber waves · crop rotation · crops · growing season · soil fertility · husks · agriculture · cropland · stalks · acreage · rows · cash crop · drought
- Regional Productswine regions, coffee regions, bourbon, tequila, champagne
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- Midwest historyChicago, Detroit, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Ohio River
- corncornmeal, hominy, husk, masa, grits
- American landscapeprairies, plains, Great Plains, heartland, Midwest
- farmlandfarms, farm, fields, field, barns
corn beltcotton belt
Southern states growing region
wheat belt · fruit belt · cattle country · vineyard region · tobacco country
corn beltcoastal region
Area bordering the sea
Eastern Seaboard · Pacific Coast · rust belt · metropolitan area · New England
corn beltseaboard
Coastal region boundary
coastline · mountain region · desert · tundra · coastal plains