Question

Explain Rubber cultivation in India under the following heads
(a) Importance (b) Geographical conditions (c) Producing states.

CBSE Class X Social Science LA (5 Marks)

Answer 1

(a) Importance : Many industries depend upon Rubber as their raw material especially transport industry.
(b) Geographical conditions :
(i) It is an equatorial crop, but also grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas.
(ii) It requires moist and humid climate with rainfall of more than 200 cm and temperature above 25°C.
(c) Rubber producing states are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Garo hills of Meghalaya.

Answer 2

Answer:

Rubber is widely cultivated in India because of its high demand in industries such as the automotive industry.

Explanation:

Importance.

• Rubber is used in a number of industries:

1. Automotive industries to make shafts, lids, tyres and more.
2. Used to make rubbing material in school.

Geographical conditions

• Rubber performs best in a hot humid climate with temperatures ranging from 25 degrees celcius to 35 degrees.
• Well distrubuted rainfall around the year whre the most ideal rainfall is daily rainfall followed by sunshine. Dryspells and too wet conditions are harmful to rubber.
• Rich, deep well drained soils are required for rubber to do well.

Producing states.

• The largest producer is Kerala
• Tamil Nadu
• Karnataka
• Andaman
• Nicobar Islands