1. Using the statistical table here form the International Rice Research Institute, can you detect any overall and geographic trends in rice production over the past four decades?

2. Using the maps from the 1997 Agricultural Census of the United States, look at the distribution of corn, oats, barley, rice, and potatoes in the United States. Is there a geographic pattern to the production of these crops? What might explain the pattern?

3. Compare Map 1 and Map 2. Is there a relationship? Explain.