Agricultural Geography Quiz

In frost covered plants, ice crystals form inside plant cells. These crystals cause expansion of cells. Cells can expand up to a certain limit, after which they got ruptured and plants ultimately are killed due to mechanical damage.

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.

Malabar coast is the main spice producer comprising Kerala and Tamil Nadu. As it lies in tropical conditions with ample rainfall, it is best suited for spice production.

Bagasse is the dry pulpy fibrous material that remains after crushing sugarcane or sorghum stalks to extract their juice. It is used as a biofuel for the production of heat, energy, and electricity, and in the manufacture of pulp and building materials.

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.

Wheat is primarily a crop of mid-latitude grasslands and requires a cool climate with moderate rainfall. The ideal wheat climate has winter temperature 10° to 15°C and summer temperature varying from 21°C to 26°C. Loam soil is the best for wheat cultivation.

Cooperative farming is not a cause of low productivity in Indian agriculture. Cooperative farming refers to an organisation in which each member-farmer remains the owner of his land individually. But farming is done jointly. Profit is distributed among the member-farmers in the ratio of land owned by them.

'IR-20' and 'Ratna' are two important varieties of paddy. 'IR-20' (International Rice-20) is a high-yielding variety of rice developed by the International Rice Research Institute. 'Ratna' Rice is as long as Basmati rice grains.

disguised unemployment is also known as hidden unemployment. This refers to a situation where labour that is employed in a job is not actually utilised for the production of goods and services. Seasonal unemployment is when people who work in seasonal jobs become unemployed when demand for labour decreases.

The Brown Revolution focuses on building soil ecology, thus enabling local farmers to feed communities. Brown Revolution: This revolution focuses on meeting the demand for coffee from the developed nations by growing socially responsible and environment-friendly coffee. The Brown Revolution is related to Visakhapatnam's tribal areas.