Question

There is low yield per acre but high yield per person."" In which type of agriculture is this evident? Why? Where is this type of agriculture practised?

Answer 1

Though in this type of farming there is low yield per acre but high yield per person” due to following reasons: (i)The extensive commercial grain farming is a mid-latitude activity, it is all between 30° and 55° latitude in both hemispheres (temperate grasslands).

Answer 2

Answer:

The type of agriculture that have low yield per acre but high yield per person is Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation .

Reasons-

1. the extensive commercial grain farming is majorly done in areas of mid latitude lands that lie between 30° and 55° latitudes in both the hemisphere (temperate grassland)
2. the size of farms is very large which makes its yield low per acre but all the operation from ploughing to harvesting are mechanised that makes it per person yield high.

Places where it is practised-

1. Eurasian Steppes
2. Canadian and American Prairies
3. Pampas of Argentina
4. Velds of South Africa
5. Downs of Australia
6. Canterbury Plains of New Zealand