TextBook Solutions for Maharashtra Board Class 12 Geography Fundamentals Of Human Geography Chapter 5 Primary Activities

Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?

• Coffee

• Sugarcane

• Wheat

• Rubber

In which one of the following countries co-operative farming was the most successful experiment?

• Russia

• Denmark

• India

• Netherlands

Growing of flowers is called:

• Truck farming

• Factory farming

• Mixed farming

• Floriculture

Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by the European colonists?

• Kolkoz

• Viticulture

• Mixed farming

• Plantation

In which one of the following regions is the extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?

• American and Canadian Prairies

• European Steppes

• Pampas of Argentina

• Amazon Basin

In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?

• Market gardening

• Plantation agriculture

• Mediterranean agriculture

• Co-operative farming

Which one type of agriculture amongst the following is also called 'slash and burn agriculture'?

• Extensive subsistence agriculture

• Primitive subsistence agriculture

• Extensive commercial grain cultivation

• Mixed farming

Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?

• Dairy farming

• Mixed farming

• Plantation agriculture

• Commercial grain farming

'Future of shifting cultivation is bleak'. Discuss.

Market gardening is practised near urban areas. Why?