Social Science Question(1 Marks)

Wheat is grown extensively in USA, Canada, Argentina, Russia, Ukraine, Australia and India.

Horticulture is the growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use.

It is practised in Europe, eastern USA, Argentina, southeast Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Major areas where commercial grain farming is practised are temperate grasslands of North America, Europe and Asia.

In organic farming, organic manure and natural pesticides are used instead of chemicals. No genetic modification is done to increase the yield of the crops.

Agriculture means cultivation on field. The term 'agriculture' is derived from latin words 'ager' or 'agri' meaning soil and 'culture' meaning cultivation.

Secondary activities are concerned with the processing of primary or natural products, i.e., manufacturing of the products like baking of bread, weaving of cloth, etc.