GEOGRAPHY Agro

Question 1

Importance of agro

Answer 1

2/3rd of ind pop
not only food
exports

Question 2

Farming type 1

Answer 2

Primitive subsistence agro
* slash and burn
* small land patches
* use of primitive tools
* uses family/community labour
* depends on weather and soil

Question 3

Farming type 2

Answer 3

Intensive susbsitence
* population dense
* labour intense
* uses biochemicals

Question 4

type 3

Answer 4

Commercial
* uses modern tech
* hyv seeds
* ferts and pesticides/weed blah

Question 5

Typpe 4

Answer 5

Plantation, subset of 3
* 1 crop, big plot
* labour intensive
* processing units are usually on the farm or nearby
* West bengal, Assam, Odisha, TN.
* interface of agro and industry

Question 5

Rabi

Answer 5

Winter, 10-12 - 4-6
* pop in PJ, HR, UP, UK, JK due to rain cuz western cyclonic disturbances
* Wheat, Barley, Peas, Gram

Question 6

Kharif + 1 silly

Answer 6

onset of monsoon - 10-12
* Dal, Mustard, Soyabean, Rice, Grain, Cotton, Jutr, nuts

• WB, ASSAM, ODISHA grow rice 3x a year, Aus, Aman, Boro

Question 7

Zaid + 1 silly

Answer 7

4-6 - Onset of monsoon
between Rabi and Kharif
* melons, cucumber, fodder
* Sugarcane takes almost an year to grow (??????)