Match List I with List II
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LIST I (Name of Country) |
LIST II (Extensive commercial Grain farming) |
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A. Canada |
I. Downs |
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B. Argentina |
II. Prairies |
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C. South Africa |
III. Pampas |
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D. Australia |
IV. Velds |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
A. Canada — this matches II. Prairies. The Canadian and American Prairies are areas of extensive commercial grain farming.
B. Argentina — this matches III. Pampas. The Pampas of Argentina are an area of extensive commercial grain farming.
C. South Africa — this matches IV. Velds. The Velds of South Africa are an area of this farming.
D. Australia — this matches I. Downs. The Australian Downs are an area of this farming.
NCERT (2026-27): “Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the midlatitudes. … This type of agriculture is best developed in Eurasian steppes, the Canadian and American Prairies, the Pampas of Argentina, the Velds of South Africa, the Australian Downs and the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand.” |