Continent of Origin of Crops - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	Details	% Correct
Rice	Africa \| Asia	Found wild and separately domesticated in both East Asia and Africa	100%
Corn	North America	Originates from and domesticated in Mesoamerica	100%
Tobacco	North America \| South America	The two tobacco species originate from North America and South America	100%
Coffee	Africa	The two coffee species originate from Ethiopia and West Africa	96%
Olive	Africa \| Asia \| Europe	Native to the whole Mediterranean region, first used by humans in North Africa, with a long history in West Asia, the modern cultivar is likely from Southern Europe	96%
Wheat	Asia	Originates from and domesticated in West Asia	96%
Sugarcane	Asia \| Australia	Two species were cultivated in New Guinea and East Asia, eventually a third species came to be cultivated in India	96%
Apple	Asia \| Europe	Originates from Central Asia, but the modern variety was hybridized in Europe	96%
Tomato	South America	Originates from and domesticated in South America	96%
Barley	Africa \| Asia	Has a long history in West Asia and the modern variety originates from there, however a different variety was domesticated in Ethiopia	93%
Banana	Asia \| Australia	First domesticated in New Guinea, but then hybridized in the East Indies to form the modern banana	93%
(Chili/Sweet) Pepper	North America \| South America	Native to South America and Central America	93%
Potato	South America	Originates from and domesticated in South America	93%
(Black) Pepper	Asia	Originates from India	89%
Soybean	Asia	Originates from and domesticated in East Asia	89%
Orange	Asia	Originates from and domesticated jointly in East, South, and Southeast Asia (along with other Citrus fruits)	89%
Grape	Asia	Originates from West Asia	89%
Carrot	Asia \| Europe	Although carrots were used in ancient Europe for their leaves and seeds, the modern variety originates from Afghanistan	89%
Cotton	Asia \| North America \| South America	Independently cultivated in India, Mesoamerica, and South America	89%
Peanut	South America	Originates from South America, however similar plants are also cultivated in Africa	89%
Melon	Africa \| Asia	The many species are found natively throughout much of Asia and Africa	86%
Strawberry	Europe \| North America \| South America	The modern strawberry was crossbred in Europe from two different species which originated in North America and South America	86%
Rapeseed	Asia	Originally cultivated in India	82%
Sorghum	Africa \| Asia	Different varieties were domesticated throughout Africa and in India	79%
Pineapple	South America	Originates from South America	79%
Cocoa	North America \| South America	First domesticated in South America, and later in Central America	71%
Yam	Africa \| Asia \| South America	Different species were domesticated throughout Africa, Asia, and South America	68%
Mango	Asia	Originates from India and Southeast Asia	68%
Cassava	South America	Domesticated in Brazil	64%
Onion	Asia	The common onion was domesticated in West Asia or Central Asia, while other species such as leeks were domesticated in East Asia	61%
Tea	Asia	Originates from East and Southeast Asia	61%
Lettuce	Africa \| Asia \| Europe	First domesticated for its seeds in the Caucasus, later developed into a leafy vegetable in Egypt and Southern Europe	57%
Cherry	Africa \| Asia \| Europe	Originates throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe	54%
Pear	Asia \| Europe	Various species are found throughout Asia and Europe	54%
Avocado	North America	Originates from and domesticated in Mesoamerica	54%
Sweet Potato	South America	Originates from and domesticated in South America	54%
Tamarind	Africa	Originates from Africa	50%
Papaya	North America	Originates from and domesticated in Mesoamerica	50%
Okra	Africa	Originates from East Africa	46%
Hazelnut	Asia \| Europe	Found throughout Europe and in some parts of West Asia	46%

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