Q183
Cuban economy is based on
A.
Fishing
B.
Sugarcane cultivation
AnswerC.
Iron ore mining
D.
Dairying
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Cuban economy is based on Sugarcane cultivation. Sugarcane and the growth of slavery. During the 18th century Cuba depended increasingly on the sugarcane crop and on the expansive, slave-based plantations that produced it. In 1740 the Havana Company was formed to stimulate agricultural development by increasing slave imports and regulating agricultural exports.