Arrange the following agricultural regions from equator towards north pole direction.
(A) Intensive subsistence farming in China
(B) Ladang in Indonesia
(C) Mediterranean agriculture
(D) Commercial dairy farming in North West Europe
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (A), (C), (D)
(B) Ladang in Indonesia — shifting cultivation in the tropical region; Indonesia lies across the equator, so it comes first.
(A) Intensive subsistence farming in China — found in the densely populated regions of monsoon Asia, north of the tropical belt.
(C) Mediterranean agriculture — practised in the countries on either side of the Mediterranean Sea in southern Europe and north Africa, further north again.
(D) Commercial dairy farming in North West Europe — its largest region is North Western Europe, the farthest of the four from the equator.
NCERT: Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 4: Primary Activities, Shifting cultivation; Intensive Subsistence Agriculture; Dairy Farming; Mediterranean Agriculture (2025-26)
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