How did different environmental conditions influence the emergence of agriculture in different parts of the world?

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The Answer is •Fertile Crescent (southwest Asia: Iraq,Syria,Israel/Palestine,Jordan,southern Turkey)
oA cold and dry spell (11,000 to 9500 B.C.E. )diminished the food supply.
oThe solution was to domesticate plants and animals.
oA wide variety of wild plants and animals were concentrated in a small area,creating favorable conditions for the shift to agriculture.
oThe east/west orientation facilitated the rapid spread of agricultural practices across similar environments.
•Northeastern Africa (Sudan)
oGrassland vegetation and rainfall created good conditions for farming.
oHowever,conditions were less favorable than those found in the Fertile Crescent,resulting in scattered farming practices spread over sub-Saharan Africa.
oAnother result was less productive agriculture.
oThe east/west orientation facilitated the rapid spread of agricultural practices across similar environments.
•Americas
oAgriculture developed in separate locations throughout the Americas.
oThere were very few animals that could be domesticated.
oNo domesticated animals meant no ready supply of meat,manure,power to pull carts,and the like.
oThe north/south orientation of the Americas meant that agricultural practices spread slowly because they had to adapt to different climatic and vegetation zones.
oThe relative isolation of agricultural regions also meant that crops spread less successfully.

How Did Different Environmental Conditions Influence the Emergence of Agriculture