Question

For which of the following reason sugarcane cultivation is confined to Queensland?

• A. It has a hot and wet climate
• B. It gets bright sunshine nearly throughout the year
• C. The annual rainfall varies from 100 cm to 175 cm in the plains and from 250 cm to 275 cm in the mountains.
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

Most sugarcane is grown on coastal plains and river valleys along 2100 kilometres of the eastern coastline between Mossman in northern Queensland and Grafton in the northern part of NSW. ... Most cane is grown within 80 km of the coast, mainly in high rainfall areas, which are based on numerous river systems.

It has a hot and wet climate,

It gets bright sunshine nearly throughout the year,

The annual rainfall varies from 100 cm to 175 cm in the plains and from 250 cm to 275 cm in the mountains.