ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS :
Answer the following questions :
1. What is the basic function of three basic types of economic activities .
Ans: The three types of economic activities are involved in the transformation from a plant to a finished product .
2. Why is mixed farming called so .
Ans: In mixed farming the land is used for growing crops as well as rearing livestock .
3. What is the main feature of plantation agriculture .
Ans: In plantation agriculture only a single crop is grown .
4. What do you mean by agricultural development .
Ans: Agricultural development refers to efforts made to increase production in farm so as to meet the ever growing demand of the population .
Tick the correct answers :
1) Which of these is a tertiary activity .
a) Manufacturing wool
b) Selling grocery √
c) Agriculture
2) What is the main crop in intensive .
a) Rice √
b) Maize
c) Wheat
3) Which of these is not a plantation product .
a) Tea
b) Coffee
c) Rice √
4) In what season is wheat is grown in India .
a) Winter √
b) Summer
c) Monsoon .
Answer the following :
1. What is meant by Horticulture?
Ans: Horticulture is the growing of vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use.
2. Define Viticulture.
Ans: Viticulture means the cultivation of grapes.
3. Where is the breeding of fish done in the process of Pisciculture?
Ans: Breeding of fish is done in specially constructed tanks and ponds.
4. What type of climate and soil are required by coffee in its growth?
Ans: Coffee requires warm and wet climate and well-drained loamy soil.
5. What is also known as ‘Golden Fibre’?
Ans: Jute is also known as the ‘Golden Fibre’.
6. Give some examples of Primary Activities.
Ans: Agriculture, fishing, gathering, etc.
7. Give some examples of secondary activities.
Ans: Manufacturing of steel, baking of bread and weaving of clothes, etc.
8. What does primitives farming include?
Ans: This includes shifting cultivation and nomadic herding.
9. Define the term Milpa.
Ans: In Mexico practice of shifting cultivation is known as Milpa.
10. What is Agricultural Development and what is the ultimate aim of agricultural development?
Ans: Agricultural development refers to efforts made to increase farm production in order to meet the growing demand of increasing population.
This can be achieved in many ways such as increasing the cropped area, the number of crops grown, improving irrigation facilities, use of fertilisers and high yielding variety of seeds.
Mechanisation of agriculture is also another aspect of agricultural development. The ultimate aim of agricultural development is to increase food security.
11. How is rice a major food crop in category of crops grown to meet the requirement of the growing population?
Ans: Rice is the major food crop of the world. It is the staple diet of the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Rice needs high temperature, high humidity and rainfall. It grows best in alluvial clayey soil, which can retain water.
China leads in the production of rice followed by India, Japan, Sri Lanka and Egypt. In favourable climatic conditions as in West Bengal and Bangladesh two or three crops are grown in a year.
12. What do the term plantations means and which are the major plantations in the tropical regions of the world?
Ans: Plantations are a type of commercial farming where single crop of tea, coffee, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana or cotton are grown. Large amount of labour and capital are required.
The produce may be processed on the farm itself or in nearby factories. The development of a transport network is thus essential for such farming.
Major plantations are found in the tropical regions of the world. Rubber in Malaysia, Coffee in Brazil, tea in India and Sri Lanka are some examples.
13. How is Nomadic farming practised? What does the reared animal provide the herders and their family?
Ans: Nomadic herding is practised in the semi-arid and arid regions of Sahara, Central Asia and some parts of India, like Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir.
In this type of farming, herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water, along defined routes.
This type of movement arises in response to climatic constraints and terrain, sheep, camel, yak and goats are most commonly reared.
They provide milk, meat, wool hides and other products to the herders and their families.