Model Answer: Sugarcane is produced in both tropical and subtropical regions in three distinct regions as follows: Sutlej-Ganga plain from Punjab to Bihar containing 51% of the total...
Paper and pulp manufacturing are forest-based industries. Pulp is the raw material for paper industry and can be considered half processed paper. The basic raw material for the...
The cotton textile industry is one of the traditional industries of India. It is the second largest employer and its contribution to GDP is around 2%. The industry...
Carbon Compensation Depth (CCD) refers to the level of depth of the ocean till where carbon doesn’t dissolve and is present in an adequate amount. Features: It is...
Commercial Grain Farming is an extensive agricultural activities whereby crops are grown for commercial purpose. Most commonly commercial grown grains are wheat and maize. It is mostly practiced...
Since the demand for woolen garments is confined only to the colder parts of the globe, woolen textile industry is much smaller and less widely distributed than the...
Cork industry is important industry primarily based on forest gathering. The cork industry is mainly confined to the Mediterranean region. Out of the total 22 Lakh hectare cork...
Livestock Ranching is an advanced form of pastoral activity carried on in some of the grasslands and scrubs of the continents recently opened to development. This activity is...
The raw materials of the cement industry are limestone, clay, gypsum and coal. A tonne of cement requires around two tonnes of raw materials and fuel. Hence the...
Pearls are obtained from oysters or mussels. There are a large variety of oysters that produce pearls and they are found not only in tropical waters but also...
