Question

Class-8
Subject-Geography
Ch-5 Agriculture

*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.
vi)Distinguish between the following-
(a) Primary activities and secondary activities.
(b) Subsistence farming and intensive farming.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) agriculture refers to the science, art and practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, raising livestocks and performing associated activities involving both physical and human inputs is called agriculture