Question:
What are the different kinds of cultivation?
Answer:
Agriculture, Sericulture, Pisciculture, Viticulture and Horticulture are the different kinds of cultivation.
1. Agriculture is cultivation on the soil - growing crops and rearing livestock.
2. Sericulture is rearing of silk worms to extract silk.
3. Pisciculture is breeding offish in specially constructed tanks and ponds.
4. Viticulture is cultivation of grapes.
5. Horticulture is growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use.
Resources
Q 1.
Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.
Q 2.
What are the four Characteristics of resources?
Q 3.
Write a brief note on terrace farming and intercropping.
Q 4.
What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?
Q 5.
Give a brief note on mining.
Q 6.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 7.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.
Q 8.
Rows of trees planted in the coastal areas to check the wind movement is called intercropping ?
Q 9.
Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?
Q 10.
What is plantation agriculture?
Q 11.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 12.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
Q 13.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 14.
What are the different characteristics of population composition?
Q 15.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 16.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 17.
What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?
Q 18.
What is sustainable development?
Q 19.
Write any two reasons for land degradation today?
Q 20.
Write a note on Munna Lai and his farm land.
Q 21.
What are natural resources?
Q 22.
Different crops are grown in different regions.
Q 23.
How was the word agriculture, coined?
Q 24.
Write a brief note on Intensive subsistence farming.
Q 25.
What is a water-cycle?
Q 26.
What is the average density of population in India?
Q 27.
Why people are considered a resource?
Q 28.
Discuss the role of any two factors influencing population change.
Q 29.
Suggest three ways to conserve water.
Q 30.
Distinguish between Metallic and non metallic minerals
Q 31.
Write a brief note on wind power ?
Q 32.
What can we do to conserve resources?
Q 33.
What is Nomadic herding?
Q 34.
How can one increase agricultural production?
Q 35.
What are the causes for the destruction of natural vegetation and wildlife?
Q 36.
Write a brief note on the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.
Q 37.
Name the factors influencing agriculture?
Q 38.
What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?
Q 39.
What is meant by population composition?
Q 40.
Complete the sentences below using some of the following words, sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely
Q 41.
Which are the main factors which influence the location of an industry?
Q 42.
What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
Q 43.
What are the activities under the secondary sector?
Q 44.
What are the different kinds of cultivation?
Q 45.
How is farming classified?
Q 46.
What are the advantages in mixed cropping?
Q 47.
Write a brief note on salt.
Q 48.
Name a few landforms.
Q 49.
What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?
Q 50.
What is population density?
