Q1
What is subsistence agriculture?
AFarming to meet a family's own needs
BFarming for profit only
CNo farming at all
DOnly industrial farming
SSCClass 7 (SSC)Geography (भूगोल)Ch 9 · Topic 1
Agriculture
Agriculture involves growing crops and raising animals for food and other products, and understanding farming types helps us appreciate food
Core concept
Subsistence agriculture involves farming primarily to meet a family's own food needs, common in many developing regions.
How it works
Commercial agriculture involves farming for profit, producing large quantities of crops for sale in markets, often using modern technology.
Why it matters
Different crops require different climate and soil conditions, like rice needing plenty of water and wheat needing moderate rainfall.
Key detail
Modern agricultural techniques, like irrigation, fertilisers, and machinery, have significantly increased crop production worldwide.
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• Subsistence agriculture: farming for family's own needs.
• Common in developing regions.
• Commercial agriculture: farming for profit.
• Large-scale, often uses modern technology.
• Different crops need different climate/soil.
• Rice needs water; wheat needs moderate rain.
• Modern techniques: irrigation, fertilisers, machinery.
• These increased crop production worldwide.