Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Question Answers - Resources and Development

Q1: Name any two states where commercial farming is practiced.
Ans: Punjab and Haryana.

Q2: Name any two kharif crops.
Ans: Rice, millet, maize, groundnut, jute, cotton.

Q3: Which is the staple crop of a majority of the people in India?
Ans: Rice.

Q4: Name any four agricultural products exported by India.
Ans: 
(a) Tea
(b) Coffee
(c) Spices
(d) Jute

Q5: Mention any two factors which play an important role in the development of plantations.
Ans: 
(i) Developed network of transport and communication connecting the plantation areas.
(ii) Developed market.

Q6: What are rabi crops? Give four examples.
Ans: The crops which are grown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. Wheat, barley, peas, gram are some examples of rabi crops.

Q7: What are zaid crops?
Ans: These are crops which are sown between the rabi and kharif crops. Watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber and vegetables are some examples of zaid crops.

Q8: What is intensive subsistence farming?
Ans: It is a type of farming practised in areas with high density of population using modem inputs.

Q9: What is primitive subsistence farming
Ans: It is a type of agriculture / farming which is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoe, doa, digging sticks and family / community labour.

Q10: Which type of agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools
Ans: Primitive subsistence farming.

Q11: Which states are the major producers of rice in India?
Ans: West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.

Q12: Name any two farming systems (agriculture types) which are practiced in India.
Ans: (a) Primitive subsistence (b) Commercial farming

Q13: Name the two most important wheat producing states of India.
Ans: Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

Q14: Mention any four plantation crops produced in India.
Ans: Tea, coffee, rubber and sugarcane.

Q15: What is the period of kharif crop
Ans: Kharif season starts with the onset of the monsoon i.e., June-July and continues till the beginning of winter i.e., October-November. For example, rice, millets etc.

Q16: Which country is the largest producer of rice in the world
Ans: China.

Q17: Mention any two important factors responsible for the success of rabi crops.
Ans: (i) Availability of precipitation during winter months due to the western temperate cyclone.
(ii) The success of Green Revolution in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh.

Q18: Mention any two factors which have made it possible to grow rice in areas of less rainfall such as Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh.
Ans: (i) Development of dense network of canal irrigation.
(ii) Modern inputs like fertilisers, pesticides etc.

Q19: What is slash and burn agriculture
Ans: Under slash and bum agriculture, farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family.

Q20: What is agriculture?
Ans: Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating soil, raising crops, and rearing livestock, including animal husbandry and forestry.

Q21: Which are the two important wheat growing zones in India
Ans: 
(i) The Ganga-Satluj plains.
(ii) North-west and black soil region of the Deccan. –

Q22: Name any four states which are the main producers of kharif crops.
Ans: 
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu

Q23. Name a millet which is a rain fed crop, mostly grown in the moist areas. Name the state which is the leading producer of that crop.
Ans: Jowar. Maharashtra is the largest producer of jowar.

Q24: Name a millet which is used both as food and fodder.
Ans: Maize.

Q25: Name the states which are the leading producers of maize.
Ans: Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.