TextBook Solutions for Punjab School Education Board Class 12 Geography India People And Economy Chapter 5 Land Resources And Agriculture

Which one of the following is not a land-use category?

• Fallow land

• Marginal land

• Net sown area

• Culturable wasteland

What one of the following is the main reasons due to which share of forest has shown an increase in the last forty years?

• Extensive and efficient efforts of afforestation.

   

• Increase in community forest land.

   

• Increase in notified area allocated for forest growth.

   

• Better peoples participation in managing forest area.

Which one of the following is the main form of degradation in irrigated areas?

• Gully erosion

• Wind erosion

• Salinisation of soils

• Siltation of land

Which one of the following crops is not cultivated under dryland farming?

• Ragi

• Jowar

• Groundnut

• Sugarcane

In which of the following group of countries of the world, HYVS of wheat and rice were developed?

• Japan and Australia

• Mexico and Philippines

• USA and Japan

• Mexico and Singapore

Differentiate between barren and wasteland and culturable wasteland.

How would you distinguish between net sown area and gross cropped area?

Why is the strategy of increasing cropping intensity important in a country like India?

Describe the significance of agricultural land in rural areas.

State the difference between dryland  and wetland farming .