ICOM Part 2 Commercial Geography Chapter 12 Short Questions with Answers

Question # 1

Describe socio-economic factors which affect the Agriculture development in the world ?

Ans 1: Like physical factors socio-economic factors also play vital role in the development of Agriculture. These are following; capital, agriculture skill, latest agriculture machinery, means of transportation, irrigation management, use of fertilizers and high yield seeds. Use of pesticides and Weedicides, government patronage, political & economic system, suitable price of crops.

Question # 2

Pastoral Nomadism is being practice in which parts of the world ?

Ans 1: Pastoral nomadism is a from of subsistence Agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals. Large belt of arid and semiarid lands that includes North Africa, Middle East and parts of Central Asia. The Bedouins of Sauidi Arabia and North Africa and the Masai of East Africa are best examples of nomadic groups. Only 15 million people are pastoral nomads, but they occupy about 20 percent earth's land area.

Question # 3

Today, how many percentage of world labour force is engaged in agriculture sectors ?

Ans 1: Today, world's 48 percent labour force is engaged in Agriculture sector. In the developed countries like U.S.A, Japan and United Kingdom only 2 to 10 persons labour force is engaged in Agriculture activity. While in backward countries this percentage is 50 to 80 percent. In the continent of Asia 61 percent labour force is engaged in Agriculture activity.

Question # 4

Write down main characteristics Mediterranean Agriculture ?

Ans 1: Mediterranean Agriculture exists primarily in the lands that border the Mediterranean sea in southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. Farmers in California, Central Chile, and the South-Western parts of South Africa and Australia practice Mediterranean Agriculture as well. In this region both subsistence and commercial farming are seen in almost every combination of regions of agriculture. In the Mediterranean Agriculture, the two most important cash crops are olives and grapes. Sheep rearing in important activity in this region. This region is home of fruit gardening.

Question # 5

Which plants are included in plantation farming and in which countries it is being practice ?

Ans 1: The plantation is a form of commercial Agriculture found in tropics and subtropics, especially in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Natural rubber, tea, coffee, cocoa, sugar cane, coconuts and bananas, palm oil and tobacco are planted for commercial purpose.

Question # 6

In which countries of the world, Agriculture has still prominent position in their economy ?

Ans 1: In backward and developing countries countries agriculture is still major economic activity of man and agriculture has prominent share in their economy. Major part of labour force is still engaged in agriculture activity. In backward and developing countries lack of education in major problem. Therefore major percentage of population is engaged in primary economic activity. Low per capita is main problem of these countries.

Question # 7

Write down dairy farming centers of the world ?

Ans 1: Dairy farming is the most important type of commercial Agriculture practiced on farms out side the large urban areas of the northeast U.S.A, South-East Canada and northwest Europe. It account for approximately 20 percent of the total value of Agriculture output through western Europe and North America. The Russian Federation, Australia, and New Zealand has developed dairy farming at large scale.

Question # 8

Write down main centers of silk farming in the world ?

Ans 1: Silk farm / Sericulture is one of the oldest farming in China-as long as 27th Century B.C. Besides China, Japan, South Korea, India Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Brazil are prominent in sericulture / Silk farming in the world.

Question # 9

Write down some important Agriculture crops, which possesses prominent position in international trade ?

Ans 1: Natural rubber, tea, coffee, sugar cane, cotton, wool, palm oil, wheat and soya bean are a few crops which have prominent position in international trade. Some crops have very major role in some countries economy. For example wool is a prominent export of Australia and New Zealand, while oil palm export is major export Malaysia.

Question # 10

Agriculture started from, which region of the world ?

Ans 1: Man has lived on the earth for about two million years-since the Pleistocene times. But cannot document the origins of Agriculture with certainly, because it began before the recorded history.
Scholars try to reconstruct a logical sequence of events based on fragments of information about ancient Agriculture practices and environmental conditions, the cultivation of plants may have originated by accident. It is roughly assumed that such crude forming appeared about 10 to 9 thousand years ago.

Agriculture probably did not originated in one location, instead, it had multiple independent hears, or points of origin. According to river valleys theory, valley of Tigris and Euphrates in the Middle East is perhaps origin of agriculture and center of civilization. While according to Carl-Sauers theory, Agriculture started from South Asia's coastal region. On the other hand according to Midden Heap theory, Agriculture started from warm humid regions of the world.

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Describe socio-economic factors which affect the Agriculture development in the world ?

Pastoral Nomadism is being practice in which parts of the world ?

Today, how many percentage of world labour force is engaged in agriculture sectors ?

Write down main characteristics Mediterranean Agriculture ?

Which plants are included in plantation farming and in which countries it is being practice ?

In which countries of the world, Agriculture has still prominent position in their economy ?

Write down dairy farming centers of the world ?

Write down main centers of silk farming in the world ?

Write down some important Agriculture crops, which possesses prominent position in international trade ?

Agriculture started from, which region of the world ?

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ICOM Part 2 Commercial Geography Chapter 12 Short Questions Preparation - Set 1

Describe socio-economic factors which affect the Agriculture development in the world ?

Pastoral Nomadism is being practice in which parts of the world ?

Today, how many percentage of world labour force is engaged in agriculture sectors ?

Write down main characteristics Mediterranean Agriculture ?

Which plants are included in plantation farming and in which countries it is being practice ?

In which countries of the world, Agriculture has still prominent position in their economy ?

Write down dairy farming centers of the world ?

Write down main centers of silk farming in the world ?

Write down some important Agriculture crops, which possesses prominent position in international trade ?

Agriculture started from, which region of the world ?

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