20. Which of the following best explains why the New England region, located in the northeastern United
States, would specialize in market gardening agriculture rather than other types of agriculture, such as
grain farming?
a. Wheat farming would require more machinery, which conflicts with the environmental
standards of many states in New England
b. Market gardening products can be easily transported to the primary market of California
without spoiling
c. Farmers can specialize in market gardening products because of the rocky soil found in many
New England states
d. Market gardening zones allow farmers the flexibility to grow market gardening crops along with
other grain crops
e. Several large cities on the East Coast provide a growing market and shorter distances for
transporting market gardening products