Geography [3 Mark Question Answer]

Green Revolution was not beneficial for poor farmers as they couldn’t afford to buy expensive seeds, fertilizers, machinery, etc. It leads to unemployment as new machinery replaced manual labour. It encouraged farmers to take loans but ended up with large debts on the farmers.

Rubber is a tropical tree that requires a hot and humid climate. It requires rainfall between 200 cm and 300 cm annually and plenty of sunshine. The ideal temperature should range between 20° C and 34° C. Rubber requires high humidity above 80 percent. Rubber trees are planted on slopes to avoid water stagnation.

In India the main tea-producing regions are Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Other tea growing regions of India are Sikkim, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Kangra Hills in northern India. The finest quality tea is grown on the hill slopes of Darjiling in West Bengal. China and Sri Lanka produce the best quality tea. India is the second largest tea producer in the world after China.

Sugarcane is a hardy crop that is cultivated in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. It belongs to the grass family. It grows as large jointed stalks measuring 2 to 6 m in height. Products: It is from these stalks that raw sugarcane juice is obtained for making sugar. The juice is further processed to make products like molasses, jaggery (gur), ethanol, industrial alcohol, etc. The crushed fiber, known as bagasse, is used for the manufacture of paper and fiberboards.

There are mainly three crop-growing seasons in India.

• Kharif season — From July to November — eg. Rice, sugarcane, maize.
• Rabi season — From October to February — eg. Wheat, barley, mustard.
• Zaid season — From March to June — eg. Musk melon, sweet potatoes, watermelon, etc.