Question

Answer the following questions. (i) What is agriculture? (ii) Name the factors influencing agriculture. (iii) What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages? (iv) What is plantation agriculture? (v) Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.

Answer 1

1) agriculture is a scientific art of raising crops,rearing animals and fishing.2)relief,soil,climate are the factors that influenfing agriculture3)shifting cultivation is slash and burn agriculture.5)cotton and jute are fibre crops

Answer 2

agriculture is the main occupation in india and is this method is owned by 60% of people as their main occupation....
factors influencing agriculture are type of climate, soil, water availibility , sunlight etc..
shifting cultivation is also known as slash and burn agriculture . in this a plot of land is cleared by felling trees and burning them ........disadvantages are that is creates lots of air pollution and many trees are wasted in this process.........
plantations are type of commercial farming where single crop of tea, coffee etc are grown and large amount of labour and capital is required.....
fibre crop...................climate 
rice...................high temperature,high humidity,rainfall.....
wheat.....................moderate temperature , rainfall, bright sunshine ....
maize .......................moderate temperature , rainfall, sunshine 
coffee....... warm and wet climate , well drained loamy soil....
jute...............high temperature,heavy rainfall,humid climate ........