Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Primary Activities

Question:

Match the following:

Point on the Map

Area Represented
A 1. Subsistence Gathering
B 2. Commercial Dairy Farming
C 3. Nomadic Herding
D 4. Extensive Commercial Grain Farming
E 5.Commercial Livestock rearing
Options:

A-5, B-2,C-1,D-4,E-3

A-3, B-1, C-5,D-4, E-2

A-3, B-5, C-4,D-2, E-1

A-3,B-1,C-2,D-4,E-5

Correct Answer:

A-3, B-1, C-5,D-4, E-2

Explanation:

Point on the Map

Area Represented
A 3. Nomadic Herding
B 1. Subsistence Gathering
C 5.Commercial Livestock rearing
D 4. Extensive Commercial Grain Farming
E 2. Commercial Dairy Farming

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

Pastoral nomadism is associated with three important regions. The core region extends from the Atlantic shores of North Africa eastwards across the Arabian peninsula into Mongolia and Central China. The second region extends over the tundra region of Eurasia. In the southern hemisphere there are small areas in South-west Africa and on the island of Madagascar.

There are three main regions of commercial dairy farming. The largest is North Western Europe the second is Canada and the third belt includes South Eastern Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania.

New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay and United States of America are important countries where commercial livestock rearing is practised.

Commercial grain cultivation is practised in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the midlatitudes. Wheat is the principal crop, though other crops like corn, barley, oats and rye are also grown. The size of the farm is very large, therefore entire operations of cultivation from ploughing to harvesting are mechanised. 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.