Chapter 4. Agriculture Geography class 8 in English Medium ncert book solutions Additional - Question

Que: What is Agriculture?

Ans: Agriculture can be defined as one of the activities which result in the transformation of a plant to a finished product. There are three different types of activities which are involved in the process of transformation. These are the primary activity, secondary activity and the tertiary activity. 

Farming or agriculture can also be viewed as a proper system. There are some main inputs that come to action such as fertilizers, seeds, machinery and much more. Also, there are some labouring operations which come to effect during agriculture and these are ploughing, irrigation, harvesting, weeding, and sowing.

Que: Understanding about The Different Types of Farming?

Ans:  There are mainly two types of farming, Subsistence farming and commercial farming. Students will get to know about these from the agriculture.

Que: What is The Major Crops?

Ans: There were some major crops which were grown. Such details can be found in the Agriculture Class 8 notes. There are some major food crops such as rice, millets, maize, and wheat. Also, there are some fibre crops such as cotton and jute. Not to forget the important crops for beverages such as coffee and tea. Rice is considered to be the staple diet for most of the people in the country and hence is produced the most due to agriculture. All the other major crops are also produced for feeding and commercial purposes. 

Que: Agricultural Development?

Ans: There were some very important efforts made in order to have an increase in farm production. The main reason behind it was to ensure that the increase in demand for the crops could be met. Due to the elevation in population, there was a huge demand for food items and hence the need for agricultural development was increased. Not just that but there were some efforts made in order to improve the irrigation facilities. People would use more fertilizers and some other high-yielding seeds to have proper development in the sector of farming.

Que: What Exactly is Agriculture?

Ans: Agriculture is a primary activity which includes the process of culivating crops, fruits, flower, vegetables, and rearing the livestock.

Qur: Define Polantation Agriculture?

Ans: A specific type of framing for commercial purposes where people would grow only a single type of crop such as coffe, tea, cashew, rubber etc is known as plantation agriculture.

Que: What are the Different factors Influencing Agriclture?

Ans: Climate and soil topography are the man factors influencing agriculture.