geog agriculture

shifting agriculture: it is the process of agriculture in which a small area of a forest is cleared by cutting down all the trees and the area is banned.the ashes are mixed with the soil to make it more fertile for the crops to grow.when the land becomes less fertile it is abandoned.this practice is known as slash and burn agriculture.these regions are generally with heavy rainfall

plantation agriculture:in this cultivation vast lands are brought under a single crop.large amounts of chep but skilled labour,scientific technique,transport network and marketing skills are employed.the farm produced are either processed in their factories or are sold as raw material to other industries.some of the farm produce is exported too

Primary activities are those which are involved with extracting raw materials from nature such as agriculture,fishing,food gathering,hunting etc

tertiary activity: are connected with the provisions of support services to all the sectors and people of the economy .eg-transport,trade,banking,education,health service etc

Mixed farming refers to the cultivation of food crops , fodder crops and rearing of livestock on the same land.the combination of different primary activities here is complentary to each other and adds to farmers profitability

ranching: it refers to livestock with the use of some public land.in india ranching is prevalent to hilly regions that are rich in pastures

wheat crop:it requires moderate temperature and rainfall during growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvesting.in india it is grown in winterit thrives best in well drained loamy soil.it is a staple crop and the second most important crop of india


rice crop:is one of the major food crops of the world.it is the staple diet of most of the people of tropical and subtropical regions.it is a kharif crop and grows best in alluvial clayey soils which can retain water.

It depends upon

soil
climate
irrigation
size of land

Slope of land
fertile soil
rainfall

India
u.s.a
canada
australia

Rice
wheat
millets
cotton
maize

Nomadic farming-in this farming a herdsmen move from place to place with their families and their livestock in search of pastures,fodder and water.they practice it in arid and semi arid region.


shifting cultivation-is the process of agriculture in which small forest area is cleared by cutting and burning the trees.the ashes are mixed with the soil to make it fertile.they use the land till it becomes less fertile.and then abandoned.this is known as slash and burn agriculture


diary farming-it is the rearing of cattle on a large scale on the outskirts of cities to meet the demand for milk and animal products.it is mainly practised in australia ,newzealand,denmark etc.

A large variety of crops are grown all over the world to meet the requirment of the growing population.crops have been classified into food crops , fibre crops , and beverage crops.major crops are wheat , rice , maize etc and important beverages are tea and coffee

It is carried out to meet the needs of his family alone.the land is small in size.there is nothing left over for sale.they use primitive method and donot hired labour.only the family members work on the field and the crop yield is sufficient for the family

The three types of economic activities are:

primary activities:are those activities which involve extracting of raw materials from nature.eg agriculture,fishing

secondary activities:it deals with manufacturing finished goods by processing raw materials.got from nature.eg bread,textiles

tertiary activities:it is deals with the support service to all sectors and people.eg transport,education

It is the process of preparing the land for the cultivation of crops and to the rearing of livestock.it isone of the oldest occupation known to humans

He ploughs the field,
sows the seed,
irrigate the land,
apply fertilisers,
guard the crop from pests,
weed out unwanted plants,
harvest,
store and then
transport the crop to the market for selling

These activities are connected with manufacturing finished goods by processing the raw materials got from nature eg manufacture of steel, bread , textile etc