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K.R.

Mangalam World School, Gurugram


Class VIII
Geography Revision Worksheet
AGRICULTURE
I. FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. ____________________ population of India is dependent on agricultural activities.
58%
2. Shifting cultivation is also known as _________________ agriculture.
Slash and burn
3. ________________ crops are also known as coarse grains.
Millets
4. Maize is also known as ____________________.
Corn
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Beverage crops include
a. tea b. Cotton c. Jute d. None of these
2. Which of the following crops require well-drained fertile soil?
a. Cotton b. Rice c. Maize d. Jute
3. The crop which is also known as golden fibre?
a. jute b. Coffee c. Tea d. Millets
4. Which of the following is/are the major crop(s) grown in the farms of USA?
a. Corn b. Soyabean c. Wheat d. All of these
5. Agriculture is
a. Primary activity b. Secondary activity c. Tertiary activity
d. None of these
Questions & Answers:
1. What do you mean by Intensive Subsistence Farming?

Ans: Intensive subsistence farming is a type of farming in which the farmer cultivates a small
plot of land using simple tools and more labour. Climate with large number of days with
sunshine and fertile soils permit growing of more than one crop annually on the same small
plot. Rice is the main crop grown by farmers under this method. Other crops are wheat,
maize, pulses and oilseeds. Intensive-farming is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of
the monsoon regions of south, southeast and east Asia.
2. Write the difference between Commercial Farming and Subsistence farming.
Ans:
Commercial Farming Subsistence Farming
1. It is modern method of farming. 1. It is an old-fashioned method of
farming.
2. The crops are grown for the sale in 2 It is practised to meet the needs of
the market. the farmer’s family.
3. Farming done in large areas with 3 Low levels of technology and house
technology and machines. labour is used.
4. More output 4 less output.
3 What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?

Answer: Shifting cultivation or slash-and-burn cultivation is a type of farming activity in


which a plot of land is cleared by cutting down trees and burning them. The ashes are then
mixed with the soil and crops are grown. After the land has lost its fertility, it is abandoned.
The farmers then move to a new place.

Disadvantages of shifting cultivation:

 Loss of biodiversity due to deforestation.


 Loss of fertility of a particular land
 Leads to Soil erosion
 Burning of trees causes air pollution
 Crops are cultivated on small plots of land which is insufficient for feeding a large
population.

4 Subsistence farming and intensive farming.


Subsistence Farming Intensive Farming

It is a type of farming that is done by the farmer to increase the


It is a type of farming that is done by the
production of crops in a small plot of land so as to earn some
farmer to meet the needs of his family.
profit.

It involves the use of low levels of


It involves the use of simple tools and extra labour.
technology and household labour.

Wide variety, including high-yield and often genetically modif


Mainly staple crops are grown.
crops are grown.
5.

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