Which of the following explains the significance of the similarities between Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in terms of the percent of women working agriculture? Women own or rent much of the land cultivated for plantation crops such as cacao, coffee, or tea.

Answer A: Women own or rent much of the land cultivated for plantation crops such as cacao, coffee, or tea.
A

In the subsistence-based rural economies in these regions, female farmers produce much of the food that their families need for survival.

Answer B: In the subsistence-based rural economies in these regions, female farmers produce much of the food that their families need for survival.
B

In rural agricultural regions, women control the political and social lives of the community and consider farming as their primary role.

Answer C: In rural agricultural regions, women control the political and social lives of the community and consider farming as their primary role.
C

In tropical regions soil and climate conditions are so favorable that little labor is required to farm crops.

Answer D: In tropical regions soil and climate conditions are so favorable that little labor is required to farm crops.
D

In the shifting cultivation found in rain forest regions, women do the work of claiming land and clearing the forest of trees.