Question

What type of farming is practised in areas where population in sparse and land is in plenty. Name one area where such type of farming is practised.

Answer 1

(A) On the basis of size of land available:

(i) Intensive agriculture.

(ii)Extensive agriculture.

(B) On the basis of availability of water supply:

(i) Humid farming.

(ii) Irrigation farming.

(iii) Dry farming.

(C) On the basis of cropping system:

(i) Single crop agriculture.

(ii) Double crop agriculture.

(iii) Multiple crop agriculture.

(D) On the basis of volume of production:

(i) Primitive subsistence agriculture.

(a) Migratory Primitive agriculture.

(b) Sedentary primitive agriculture.

(ii) Commercial grain farming.

(iii) Plantation farming.

(E) On the basis of regions, where it is practised :

(i) Monsoon agriculture and

(ii) Mediterranean agriculture.