GEOGRAPHY REVISION ANSWERS

1.What are types of economic activities. Explain with example ?

Ans1.) types of economic activities are :-

1.)primary

2.)secondary

3.)teritary

2.Agriculture is a primary activity. Comment?

Ans2.) Agriculture is a primary activity because it includes growing of crops,fruite,vegetables,etc

3.50 percent population of world is engaged in agriculture and 2/3 proportion of population is engaged in agriculture in
India.

4.Define :

• agriculture – Growing of crops,rearing of animals

• sericulture – waeving of silk worms

• pisciculture – Breeding of Fish

• viticulture – Cultivation Of grapes

• Horticulture – Growing Fruites,Flowers,Vegetables

5.What are two types of farming. Name them.

Ans5.)Two types of farming are :-

1.)Subsistence farming

2.)Commercial Farming

6.Explain primitive subsistence farming?

Ans6.) When crops are grown by the farmer in a small land and by simple tools and more labour.

7.Explain Intensive subsistence farming?

Ans7.) There are 2 types of intensive farming :-

1.) Shifting Agriculture - In this type of farming first the land is cleared and then the crops are grown for some years and
after some time the area us abandoned and the farmer moves to a new area for farming.

2.)Nomadic herding – In this type of farming farmer move from one place to another with his animals.

8.What is commercial farming? Explain its type?

Ans8.) When crop are grown and animals are reared for sale in the market is known as commercial farming

9.Complete the table:

Crop conditions for growth Type of soil Producing countries

Rice high temperature , humidity clayey china,india

Wheat moderate temperature loamy usa,canada

Millet high moderate temperature fertile and sandy india,china

Maize moderate temperature fertile china,india,canada

Cotton high temperature black and alluvial china,usa,india

Jute high temperature alluvial india,bangladesh

Coffee warm and wet climate loamy brazil,india

Tea cool climate loamy india,china,sri-lanka

10. Write the other names of the following:

•Jute – Golden Fibre

•Shifting cultivation – Slash and Burn Agriculture

11. Difference between farm in USA and farm in India?

Ans11.)

A Farm In USA A Farm In INDIA

1.) The size of the farm is large 1.) The size of the farm is Comparatively small

2.) The farmer live in the farm 2.) The farmer live in the main village and travel
. everyday to the farm

3.) The farmer here works like a businessman 3.) The farmer here works like a pleasant and also gets
. exploited by the trader

4.)Here the farmer use Tractors , seed drills and all 4.)here the farmers take tractore on rent and and most
kind of modern agriculture machinery still rely on traditional method using bullockcarts for
. ploughing the seeds.

5.) The farmer take care of soil and water meets 5.) due to less avaibility of water and soil the farmers
the need of crops have to buy high yeilding seed (HYV) from the market
every year