Chapter 5 Primary activities

1. Consider the statements below.

1. Primary actions are directly influenced by the environment.
2. Survival of primitive cultures was reliant on wild animals.

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2. Consider the following proposition with relation to Gathering economic activity.

1. This type of activity demands a small initial investment.
2. Gathering takes place not just at high latitudes, but also at low latitudes, such as the Amazon Basin.
3. Gathering takes place in regions with difficult climates.

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3. The process of migration from plain areas to pastures on mountains during summers and

again from mountain pastures to plain areas during winters is known as?

4. consider the following statements  .

transformation from a plant to a finished product involves three types of economic activities.

 So rearing of livestock is ………..

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5. Consider the following statements in relation to Primitive Subsistence Farming:

1. In subsistence farming, low-tech farming and domestic labour are used to produce small quantities of food.
2. In primitive subsistence agriculture, the farmer cultivates a small area of land with few tools and more labour.

Which of the following assertions is/are correct?

6. match the following  Shifting cultivation  is known by 

different names in  different parts of  the world.

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7. match the following 

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8. consider the following statement .

1. Statement : (A) In India agriculture is a primary activity.
2. Reason : (R)  Two-thirds of the Indian population still depend on agriculture.

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9. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?

10. In which one of the following countries co-operative farming was the most successful experiment?

11. Growing of flowers is called:

12. Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?

13. In which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?

14. In which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?

15. In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?

16. Which one type of agriculture amongst the following is also called ‘slash and bum agriculture?

17. Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?

18. consider the following statement .

1. Statement : (A) Market gardening takes place in close proximity to urban markets.
2. Reason : (R)  The cultivation of high-value crops is a specialty of market gardening.

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19. consider the following statement .

1. Statement : (A) Large-scale dairy production has resulted from the advancement of transportation and refrigeration.
2. Reason : (R)  Dairy farming has a very limited shelf life.

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20. Take a look at the following statement.

1. Nomadic herding is a centuries-old way of life.
2. Nomadic herding confines animals to a single species.
3. Commercial livestock rearing is a relatively new practise of growing animals for export.

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21. Consider the following statement on plantation agriculture’s distinguishing characteristics.

1. Significant financial investment
2. Plantations and large estates
3. Scientific farming method
4. Low-cost, large-skilled labour supply
5. It serves as a link between the agricultural and industrial sectors.

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22. match the following 

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23. What is/are the cause/causes of gathering activities’ products being unable to compete in the global market?

1. Many things offered by gatherers in tropical woods, unable to compete, have been replaced by synthetic products of higher quality and lower prices.
2. Because it is a low-tech subsistence activity, there isn’t much surplus.

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24. Agriculture in which the majority of the items grown are consumed by the farmers.

The farmer and his family consume the majority of the output.

25. consider the following statements regarding Mediterranean agriculture.

1. Commercial agriculture in the Mediterranean is highly specialised.
2. In many countries in this region, the best quality wines in the world with distinct characteristics are created from high grade grapes.
3. Olives and figs are grown in this area.

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26. match the following  the use different parts of the plants

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