Draft

Major crops cultivated today diversed from many different regions across the world. From Southern Mexico and Middle America came maize. Tomatos diversified from South American countries such as Bolivia, Peru, and Southern Chile. Peas and olives came from the Mediterranean Sea and other coastal regions. From the Middle East came the pear. The center of diversity for hemp and carrots were Central Asia countries such as Afghanistan. Rice and orange diversified from India. The main crops to diversify from China were rice and soybean. It is very interesting to know that there were many centers of diversity for crops to diversify from.