There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PROPORTIONATED
Verb
proportionated
simple past tense and past participle of proportionate
Source: Wiktionary
PROPORTIONATE
Pro*por"tion*ate, a. Etym: [L. proportionatus. See Proportion.]
Definition: Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke.
Pro*por"tion*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proportionated; p. pr. & vb. n. Proportionating.] Etym: [Cf. Proportion, v.]
Definition: To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to crimes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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