What type of climate is required for Sugarcane to grow?
Correct Answer: Warm Temperate Climate
Subject: geography
- Cold and Dry Climate
- Warm Temperate Climate
- Equatorial Climate
- Mediterranean Climate
Explanation: • Sugarcane requires a Warm Temperate Climate.
• Ideal temperature is high, between 21°C to 27°C.
• It requires 75 cm to 120 cm of ideal rainfall.
• Equatorial is for rubber; Cold/Dry is generally unsuitable for sugarcane.
• Sugarcane needs heat and decent rain, typical of warm temperate/sub-tropical zones.
• Frost is extremely harmful to sugarcane crops.