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What is the main characteristic of plantation agriculture?
What is the main characteristic of plantation agriculture?
It involves cultivating a single crop over a vast area.
Plantation agriculture is only relevant to the production of cash crops.
Plantation agriculture is only relevant to the production of cash crops.
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What is a major difference between plantation agriculture and the traditional agricultural systems of India?
What is a major difference between plantation agriculture and the traditional agricultural systems of India?
Plantation agriculture involves monoculture, whereas traditional Indian agriculture usually cultivates diverse crop types.
What is the significance of the plantation agriculture system for the economy of a country?
What is the significance of the plantation agriculture system for the economy of a country?
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What factors contributed to the development of plantation agriculture in different parts of the world?
What factors contributed to the development of plantation agriculture in different parts of the world?
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What are some of the challenges faced by the plantation agricultural system?
What are some of the challenges faced by the plantation agricultural system?
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Study Notes
Crop Cultivation
- Major Crops in Region: Jowar and Bajra are major crops in the region.
- Rice vs. Jowar/Bajra Cultivation: Rice and Jowar/Bajra cultivation have similarities, but Jowar/Bajra needs irrigation while rice does not necessarily.
- Plantation Farming: Developed by Europeans, plantation farming is large-scale, profit-driven agricultural production.
- Plantation Crops: Tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton, sugarcane, bananas, and pineapples were introduced in tropical areas by European colonists.
- Characteristics of Plantation Farming: Large land holdings, high investment, advanced techniques, focus on a single crop with ease of transport to market.
- Examples of Plantation Farming Regions: Coffee and cocoa were introduced by the French in West Africa. Britain set up tea plantations in India and Ceylon. Malaysia developed rubber plantations. Bananas and pineapples were introduced by Spain and the USA to the Philippines. Indonesia also had sugarcane plantations.
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This quiz explores the major crops grown in certain regions, focusing on Jowar and Bajra, and compares them to rice cultivation. It also delves into plantation farming, its characteristics, and examples from around the world. Test your knowledge on the impact of European colonization on agriculture.
