What is Corn Belt?
{{Infobox settlement | name = Corn Belt | native_name = | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Agricultural or cultural region of the United States | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Corn Belt 2018.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = 2018 production of corn in the United States | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Subregion | subdivision_type2 = Subregion | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type4 = Country | subdivision_name4 = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type5 = States | subdivision_name5 = {{flag|Illinois}}<br /> {{flag|Indiana}}<br /> {{flag|Iowa}}<br /> {{flag|Kansas}}<br /> {{flag|Kentucky}}<br /> {{flag|Michigan}}<br /> {{flag|Minnesota}}<br /> {{flag|Missouri}}<br /> {{flag|Nebraska}}<br /> {{flag|North Dakota}}<br /> {{flag|Ohio}}<br /> {{flag|South Dakota}}<br /> {{flag|Wisconsin}} }} The '''Corn Belt''' is the part of the [[Midwestern United States]]. It is where [[corn]] has been predominant crop, since the 1850s. Corn replaced native tall grasses there. The area includes southern [[Minnesota]], eastern [[Nebraska]] and part of [[Missouri]] and [[Kentucky]]. The whole of [[Iowa]], [[Indiana]] and [[Illinois]] are also included. This region consists of relatively level land and deep fertile soils. {{Regions of North America}} {{Illinois}} [[Category:Midwestern United States]] {{US-geo-stub}}