Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Primary Activities

Question:

Given below is a map of Primitive Subsistence Agriculture. Study the map and answer the following questions : 

On the given map three regions are marked which have different names for shifting cultivation. Which of the following is correctly matched :

Options:

1- Milpa, 2-Jhum, 3-Ladang

1-Jhum, 2-Milpa, 3-Ladang

1-Ladang, 2-Jhum, 3-Milpa

1-Jhum, 2-Ladang, 3-Milpa

Correct Answer:

1-Jhum, 2-Milpa, 3-Ladang

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: 1-Jhum, 2-Milpa, 3-Ladang

Shifting cultivation is prevalent in tropical region in different names, e.g. Jhuming in North eastern states of India, Milpa in central America and Mexico and Ladang in Indonesia and Malaysia.