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    6.

    Agriculture

    Reflect: Page - 52

    1. Tea, grapes, paddy

    2. Tea is grown on sloping land, grapes are grown on flat land and paddy requires flat land with
    stagnant water. 3. Different crops grow in different type of landforms.

    DIY: Page -56

    1. Ramdhin practices subsistence agriculture.

    2. Ramdhin uses traditional methods of farming

    3. Wheat, paddy and some vegetables.

    4. Ramdhin mostly grows the crops for his family. He sells a small portion of the produce at a local
    market.

    Workout: Page – 59, 60

    (A) 1. Intensive-subsistence agriculture

    2. market gardening

    3. Rubber

    4. soil

    (B)

    1. Agriculture is the science of farming, growing of crops and rearing of animals for human
    needs and economic gain.
    2. Market, transportation, labour and capital.
    3. Mixed farming is a kind of agricultural practice in which crops are grown and cattle are
    domesticated on the same field. Both these activities play an important role in the economy.
    4. United States, Canada
    5. Market gardening includes cultivation of fruits, vegetables and flowers only for the export
    market. The size of the farms is small and is scientifically- managed using scientific
    techniques.

    (C) 1. Plantation farming involves the growing and processing of a single crop, mainly for export.
    Characteristics:

     It specializes in a single crop grown over a large area.


     It requires a huge amount of capital.
     Uses scientific methods of cultivation.
     The output is high.
     The entire production is meant for export which brings in a lot of foreign exchange.
     Machinery and fertilizers are used.
     Skilled and unskilled labour is required.
     The crops need to be processed before they are sent to the market.

    2.Geographical factors influencing agriculture:

     Climate: farming methods and cropping patterns depend on climate.


     Edaphic factor: relates to the soil dealing with the physical and chemical properties of soil
    and its moisture and humus content. Different types of crops require different types of soil
    according to their requirements.
     Relief: Plains and deltas are more suitable for agriculture as compared to highlands and hilly
    regions. Soil is also said to be more fertile in the plains than in the hilly regions.

    3. Shifting agriculture is also known as slash and burn agriculture.

     A selected patch of forest is cleared of vegetation


     The trees and the bushes are burnt.
     Then, cultivation is carried out.

    4. It is a type of agriculture where the main objective is to sell the product and earn profit. It is
    classified into extensive, plantation, mixed farming and market gardening.

    Picture Study: Page - 60

    1. Extensive commercial farming

    2. Harvester

    3. The size of the farms is large. The work in farms is mostly done by agricultural machines like
    tractors, threshers, winnowers and combined harvesters.

    Life Skills and Values: Page - 60

     Limiting farmland expansion


     Preserving biodiversity
     Reducing greenhouse gases
     Conserving water
     Protecting soil

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