Agricultural Geography Quiz

Tea grows best in regions which enjoy a warm, humid climate with a rainfall measuring at least 200 centimetres a year. Ideally, it likes deep, light, acidic and well-drained soil. Given these conditions, tea will grow in areas from sea level up to altitudes as high as 2,100 metres above sea level.

Rice, maize, and cotton are some of the major Kharif crops in India. The opposite of the Kharif crop is the Rabi crop, which is grown in the winter. Wheat is a Rabi crop.

Indian agriculture is typically characterised as land scarce, labour surplus economy.

Kharif crops are domesticated plants that are cultivated and harvested in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh during the Indian subcontinent's monsoon season, which lasts from June to November depending on the area. The southwest monsoon is generally expected to begin around the beginning of June and fade away by the end of September.

Bt cotton was created through the addition of genes encoding toxin crystals in the Cry group of endotoxin.

Rubber can grow anywhere in Malaysia, because of the suitability of climate and soil; but most of the rubber estates are concentrated in the western coastal plains of Malaysia. Malaysia is one of the world's leading producers of rubber and rubber products.

Among problems encountered regarding use of agricultural machinery, high cost of equipment ranked first followed by high fuel cost small size of farm holdings and high repair and maintenance cost. Most of the farmers are poor and cannot afford to buy or own farm machines.

About 80 percent of the current water use is drawn by agriculture. Irrigated area accounts for nearly 49 percent of agricultural land in India. India's irrigation is mostly groundwater well based. At 39 million hectares (67% of its total irrigation), India has the world's largest groundwater well-equipped irrigation system.

Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where saffron is produced.

Silviculture is the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society such as wildlife habitat, timber, water resources, restoration, and recreation on a sustainable basis.