Question:
What is plantation agriculture?
Answer:
Plantations are a type of commercial farming system 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. Major plantations are found in the tropical regions of the world - Rubber in Malaysia, coffee in Brazil, tea in India and Sri Lanka.
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Q 1.
What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?
Q 2.
What is a water-cycle?
Q 3.
Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals
Q 4.
What is meant by arable land?
Q 5.
What are the classifications of minerals?
Q 6.
What are the four Characteristics of resources?
Q 7.
What are natural resources?
Q 8.
Resources have value- discuss ?
Q 9.
What are the advantages in mixed cropping?
Q 10.
What are the two main classifications of power resources?
Q 11.
Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?
Q 12.
Why are resources distributed unequally over the earth?
Q 13.
What is Nomadic herding?
Q 14.
What is the average density of population in India?
Q 15.
Distinguish between Conventional and non conventional sources of energy
Q 16.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 17.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 18.
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Q 19.
Why is population growth slowing in united Kingdoms?
Q 20.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 21.
What can we do to conserve resources?
Q 22.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 24.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 25.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.
Q 26.
Ganga-Brahmaputra plain of India is an overpopulated region.
Q 27.
Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.
Q 28.
What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?
Q 29.
Why is population study essential?
Q 30.
What are abiotic resources?
Q 31.
Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.
Q 32.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
Q 33.
What is a resource?
Q 34.
What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?
Q 36.
Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.
Q 37.
What are the activities under the secondary sector?
Q 38.
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Q 39.
Name a few landforms.
Q 40.
Sixty per cent of the world's people stay in just 10 countries. Name the countries with the percentage of world population.
Q 41.
Differentiate between emigrants and immigrants.
Q 42.
What is resource conservation?
Q 43.
Why are human resources important?
Q 44.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 45.
Complete the sentences below using some of the following words, sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely
Q 46.
What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
Q 47.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 48.
Give reason for Most industries are concentrated around coal mines.
Q 49.
Give a few examples of man-made resources and natural resources ?
Q 50.
Write a brief note on wind power ?
