Question

State the main geographical conditions required for tea cultivation.
(class 10 CBSE SAMPLE PAPER 2017-18 SOCIAL SCIENCE)

Answer 1

Tea is a beverage crop. Tea is often called the ‘Queen of beverages’. It is a plantation crop introduced by the Britishers in 1823. Geographical conditions for growth of tea:

a) TEMPERATURE:
Tea requires uniformly high temperature 20°-30° C throughout the  year. Frost is harmful for the tea leaves.

b) RAINFALL:
An annual rainfall of an 150 -300 cm is essential for the growth of tea.

c) SOIL:

Tea requires a deep acidic and fertile soil.

d) LAND:

Tea is grown on well drained gentle hilly slopes and Valley sides.

e) LABOUR:
Tea is a labour intensive crop. It requires cheap, skilled labour for picking tea leaves.

Production:
Tea is a commercial crop in India. India is the second largest producer and exporter of tea in the world

AREAS OF CULTIVATION:

a)Assam:
Assam is the largest producer of tea in India. Tea is grown on the valley sides of Brahmaputra and Duar region

b) West Bengal:
Tea is grown in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts. Darjeeling tea has a special flavour. This flavour is due to the slow growth of the tea plant under high humidity and low temperature.

c) Southern India:

Tea is grown on the slopes of Nilgiris, Cardamon and Anamalai hills, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Malabar Coast (Kerala), Coorg region ( Karnataka) and Ratnagiri (Maharashtra). These are important areas of tea production.

d) Other areas:
Ranchi plateau in Jharkhand.
Palampur in Himachal Pradesh.
Kumaon and Garhwal Hills in Uttarakhand.
Tripura region.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The geographical condition required for a tea cultivation are cool climate and well distributed high rainfall throughout the year.

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