Why is the world above 60 degrees North so sparsely populated?
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My point was that crops like apples won't grow in the three main agra areas I mentioned, because limited frosts, no freezes, and too hot majority of the year, most apples in North America are grown in the Pac NW and in New England.
And Banana's are a tropical crop as far as I knew, our banana's are brought in by boat from Central America
Bananas are also a subtropical crop, and are cropped in semiarid, mediterranean and oceanic climates as well. Bananas can't be used to define a climate.
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We grow more than just apples in this part of the world as far as fruit goes. There are also: Pears, Peaches, Plums, Apricots, Grapes, Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries commercially. In Vancouver, I've also seen figs and kiwifruit in people's yards. I think I may have also seen a loquat as well.
Strawberries are another crop that won"t grow in these parts, they are also mainly grown in Pac NW and New England
Strawberries are another crop that won"t grow in these parts, they are also mainly grown in Pac NW and New England
I think strawberries can be grown quite easily over winter in CA and AZ. They don't take long to grow and are annual plants. In fact I've bought CA strawberries in winter here.
IDK if you know but Yakutsk isn't an oil city, the Siberian oil cities are in the west near the Urals, and in fact the majority of oil is produced out side of Siberia. But any way Russians have a technique of building their buildings on very deep pylons that are pounded into the ground. And also what about Yellowknife?
I think strawberries can be grown quite easily over winter in CA and AZ. They don't take long to grow and are annual plants. In fact I've bought CA strawberries in winter here.
Tons of strawberries are grown here in the Santa Maria Valley!
Maybe the most stupid question ever, but I always asked this to myself.
I mean, in this modern age, you don't nessecarily have to live at places where agriculture is possible. Nevertheless, in places north of the 60th parallel, polulation growth is mostly negative (Iceland is an exception).
Cold and darkness will give some explanation but there should be more reasons.
Any ideas?
Yeah...it's pretty simple. It's too ****ing cold...LOL.
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