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Part - 1 CH - 4 Primary Activities — Geography STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesGeographyPart - 1 CH - 4 Primary Activities3 Marks
Question
Study the given map showing dairy farming regions carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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(i) Identify and name the areas marked as A and B, marked on the map.
(ii) Define ‘dairy farming’.
(iii) Explain any three characteristics of dairy farming.
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Answer

  • A : Canada / North-Eastern Canada B: North-western Europe
  • Dairy farming is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milch animals,
Characteristics of daily farming are:
  • It is highly capital intensive. Animal sheds, storage facilities for fodder, feeding and milching machines add to the cost of dairy farming.
  • Special emphasis is laid on cattle breeding, health care and veterinary services, rigorous care in feeding and milching.
  • There is no off season during the year as in the case of crop raising.

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