Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Primary Activities

Question:
In which of the following regions, subsistence gathering is NOT form of an occupation?
Options:
High latitude zones which include northern Canada, northern Eurasia and southern Chile;
Amazon Basin
Tropical Africa
Southern Fringes of South American continent
Correct Answer:
Southern Fringes of South American continent
Explanation:
Gathering is practised in: (i) high latitude zones which include northern Canada, northern Eurasia and southern Chile; (ii) Low latitude zones such as the Amazon Basin, tropical Africa, Northern fringe of Australia and the interior parts of Southeast Asia.