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Which type of farming is practiced in areas of high population pressure on land?1. Extensive subsistence farming2. Commercial farming3. Primitive subsistence farming4. Intensive subsistence farming

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Intensive subsistence farming

The Correct Answer is Intensive subsistence farming.

 

  • In intensive subsistence farming, the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.
  • Intensive subsistence agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of the south, southeast, and east Asia.

 

Commercial Farming

  • In commercial farming, crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in the market.
  • The area cultivated and the amount of capital used is large. Most of the work is done by machines.
  • Commercial farming includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming, and plantation agriculture.

Primitive subsistence farming

  • Primitive subsistence agriculture includes shifting cultivation and nomadic herding.

Extensive subsistence agriculture

  • Extensive subsistence agriculture is farming in thinly populated areas.
  • The vast expanse of land is cultivated to yield minimal output of crops and animals for the primary consumption of the grower's family.


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