cotton-belt climate

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• Cotton Belt (region) — For the railroad called Cotton Belt, see St. Louis Southwestern Railway. Cotton Belt is a term applied to a region of the southern United States where cotton was the predominant cash crop from the late 18th century into the 20th century.[1]… …   Wikipedia

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• cotton — /kot n/, n. 1. a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc. 2. the plant itself, having… …   Universalium

• Cotton — /kot n/, n. John, 1584 1652, U.S. clergyman, colonist, and author (grandfather of Cotton Mather). * * * I Seed hair fibre of various plants of the genus Gossypium, in the mallow family, native to most subtropical countries. The shrubby plants… …   Universalium

• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium

• Climate of Asia — Worldwide climate classifications The Climate of Asia is moist across southeast sections, and dry across much of the interior. Some of the largest daily temperature ranges on Earth occur in western sections of Asia. The monsoon circulation… …   Wikipedia

• Climate of West Bengal — The climate of West Bengal varies from tropical savannah in the southern portions to humid subtropical in the north. Contents 1 Seasons 1.1 Spring 1.2 Summer 1.3 Rainy …   Wikipedia

• Rust Belt — Change in total number of manufacturing jobs in metropolitan areas, 1954 2002. (Figures for New England are from 1958.) Maroon=greater than 58% loss Red=43% 56% loss Pink=31% 43.2% loss Yellow=8.7% 29.1% loss [United States average: 8.65% loss]… …   Wikipedia

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