File:Agricultural Fields near Perdizes, Minas Gerais, Brazil.JPG
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This astronaut photograph illustrates the diverse agricultural landscape in the western part of Minas Gerais state in Brazil. The fields in this image are located south-west of the city of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Perdizes" title="Category:Perdizes">Perdizes</a>, which means “partridges” in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Portuguese" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese">Portuguese</a>. A mix of regularly-gridded polygonal fields and circular centre-pivot fields marks the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Human" class="mw-redirect" title="Human">human</a> use of the region. Small streams (and their adjacent floodplains) of the Araguari River extend like fingers throughout the landscape. – The visual diversity of the field forms is matched by the variety of crops: sunflowers, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a>, potatoes, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coffee" title="Coffee">coffee</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Soybeans" title="Category:Soybeans">soybeans</a>, and <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Zea_mays" title="Zea mays">corn</a> are among the products of the region. While the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Northern_hemisphere&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Northern hemisphere (page does not exist)">Northern Hemisphere</a> is still in the grip of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Winter" title="Winter">winter</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Crops" title="Category:Crops">crops</a> are growing in the Southern Hemisphere, as indicated by the many <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> fields. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fallow" title="Category:Fallow">Fallow</a> fields—not in active agricultural use—display the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Violet" class="mw-redirect" title="Violet">violet</a>, reddish, and light tan soils common to this part of Brazil. Darker soils are often rich in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a> and <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aluminum" class="mw-redirect" title="Aluminum">aluminum</a> oxides, and are typical of highly weathered soil that forms in hot, humid climates.
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| current | 09:24, 8 January 2017 | | 4,288 × 2,850 (2.83 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | This astronaut photograph illustrates the diverse agricultural landscape in the western part of Minas Gerais state in Brazil. The fields in this image are located south-west of the city of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Perdizes" title="Category:Perdizes">Perdizes</a>, which means “partridges” in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Portuguese" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese">Portuguese</a>. A mix of regularly-gridded polygonal fields and circular centre-pivot fields marks the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Human" class="mw-redirect" title="Human">human</a> use of the region. Small streams (and their adjacent floodplains) of the Araguari River extend like fingers throughout the landscape. – The visual diversity of the field forms is matched by the variety of crops: sunflowers, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a>, potatoes, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coffee" title="Coffee">coffee</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Soybeans" title="Category:Soybeans">soybeans</a>, and <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Zea_mays" title="Zea mays">corn</a> are among the products of the region. While the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Northern_hemisphere&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Northern hemisphere (page does not exist)">Northern Hemisphere</a> is still in the grip of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Winter" title="Winter">winter</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Crops" title="Category:Crops">crops</a> are growing in the Southern Hemisphere, as indicated by the many <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Green" title="Green">green</a> fields. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fallow" title="Category:Fallow">Fallow</a> fields—not in active agricultural use—display the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Violet" class="mw-redirect" title="Violet">violet</a>, reddish, and light tan soils common to this part of Brazil. Darker soils are often rich in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a> and <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aluminum" class="mw-redirect" title="Aluminum">aluminum</a> oxides, and are typical of highly weathered soil that forms in hot, humid climates. |
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