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D. Write three main features of the following types of farming.

1. Subsistence 2. Sedentary 3. Intensive
4. Extensive 5. Mixed 6. Plantation

E. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the relationship between agriculture and industries?
2. Define—tertiary activities, sericulture, viticulture and arable land.

3. Discuss in detail the various factors which influence agriculture.
4. Name the different types of farming. Explain any two types of farming in detail.
5. Write a short note on nomadic herding.

6. Why is agriculture an important occupation throughout the world?
7. Why do you think shifting cultivation, though destructive, is still practised in many parts
of the world?

H TS Question
H TS Question
Which fiber is known as the ‘golden fibre’ of India? Why?

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Activity
Activity
A. On an outline map of the world, mark and label the following.
Two areas well-known for nomadic herding, plantation and dairy farming.

B. Horticulture, pisciculture, sericulture, viticulture and floriculture are the different forms
of agriculture. Get into groups of five. Each group will select any one of these forms of
agriculture. Surf the Internet and use library books to find out the following.
w Background of this agriculture

w The areas where it is practised
w The crops grown
w The technology applied
w Its popularity in national and international markets
w On the basis of your research, prepare a PowerPoint presentation.

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