Reading the Maryland Agriculture Map - Part 2
ANSWER KEY
Agriculture means raising crops or animals on the land.
Use the Maryland Agriculture map to discover what is raised in
Maryland.
1. What is the title of this map?
Maryland Agriculture
2. What is the source of data for this map? 2007 Census of Agriculture
3. How many pictures or icons are there in the legend?
10
4. Each of these pictures represents a commodity. A commodity is a crop
or animal raised on a farm to produce income. The commodities shown
in each are the top money producing commodities for that county.
Locate your county. What are its top 3 commodities?
5. Which 2 counties have horses as one of their top commodities?
Montgomery County
Baltimore County
6. Which 4 counties show cattle and calves as a top commodity?
Garrett County
Washington County
Allegany County
Frederick County
7. How would you describe the part of the state where cattle and calves
are raised?
Western part
8. There are only 4 counties where corn is NOT a top commodity. Which
counties are they?
St. Mary’s County
Garrett County
Washington County
Frederick County
9. Which is the only county that shows wheat as one of its top
commodities?
Calvert County
10. The Broiler Chicken Industry is Maryland’s number ONE commodity.
Broiler chickens account for the most money of any crop or animal
raised in Maryland. How would you describe the part of the state
where are chickens raised?
The Eastern part of the state
The counties east of the Chesapeake Bay are called the Eastern Shore. Look at
each of the Eastern Shore counties listed below. Fill in the following chart by
putting a check mark for each commodity that is shown in that county. Use your
information to answer the questions.
County
Chickens
Corn
Soybeans
Kent
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Queen Anne’s
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Talbot
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Caroline
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Dorchester
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Worcester
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Wicomico
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Somerset
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Vegetables
Nursery
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a. How many of the Eastern Shore counties have chickens as a top
commodity? 8____
b. How many of the Eastern Shore counties have corn as a top
commodity?__8___
c. How many of the Eastern Shore counties have soybeans as atop
commodity?___5__
d. Why do you think that counties that raise chickens would also raise corn
and soybeans?
Chickens eat corn and soybeans so it would be easier
and cost less to produce the feed where the chickens are raised.
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