Agricultural Geography Quiz

The Kharif crops are usually sown at the beginning of the monsoon season around June and harvested by September or October. Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all types of Kharif crops. The crops that are sown in the winter season (November to April) are called Rabi crops. Some of the important rabi crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.

HYV full form is High Yielding Variety. HYV seeds are resistant and have a high yielding potential against insects and diseases.

The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production in order to alleviate hunger and poverty.

Sandy loam rich in organic matter with good drainage is ideal for cultivation of watermelon. This crop requires a moderate warm temperature.

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

Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons. It reduces reliance on one set of nutrients, pest and weed pressure, and the probability of developing resistant pest and weeds.

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.

Traditionally, newsprint was made from fibres extracted from various softwood species of trees (most commonly, spruce, fir, balsam fir or pine). However, an increasing percentage of the world's newsprint is made with recycled fibres. Temperate deciduous or temperate broad-leaf forests are a variety of temperate forest 'dominated' by trees that lose their leaves each year.

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.

Desertification can be checked by artificial bunds or covering the area with the proper type of vegetation and stop over-grazing.