Agricultural Geography -(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUIDE)

Description Agricultural Geography – , By – Y.K. Sharma, ISBN Code – 978-93-86828-93-4   CONTENTS : Chapters Agricultural Geography: Meaning, Definition, Nature and Development Origin of Agriculture and Diffusion of Crops during Prehistoric, Medieval and Modern Periods Approaches and Models of Study of Agricultural Geography Objectives of Study and Scope of Agricultural Geography Relationship of Agricultural Geography with Economics, Sociology and Statistics Importance of Agriculture : Agriculture as a Primary Occupation Physical Determinants (Factors) Affecting Agriculture Socio-Cultural and Economic Determinants (Factors) Affecting Agriculture Basic (Fundamental) Concepts of Agricultural Geography, Sources of Agricultural Data and Agri- cultural Process Agricultural Land Use Pattern : 1. Land Classification Agricultural Land Use Pattern : 2. Global Perspective of Approaches to the Land Use Survey Agricultural Land Use Patterns : 3. Land Utilization in India and Related Aspects Models/Theories of Agricultural Location Agricultural Regionalization of the World : Whittlesey’s  Classification and Agricultural Regions of U.S.A., (Erstwhile) USSR, China and India Agricultural Planning Regions, Agricultural Regions, Agro-Climatic Regions and Developmental Planning Regions of India The Concepts and Regions of Crop Concentration, Crop Combination and Crop Diversification together With Arbitrary Choice Method _ World’s Major Agricultural Systems: 1. Nomadic Herding, Livestock Ranching and Commercial Grazing World’s Major Agricultural Systems: 2. Sedentary Agriculture, Intensive and Extensive Agriculture and Plantation Agriculture World’s Major Agricultural Systems: 3. Mediator- raven Agricultural System, Mixed Farming, Dairy Farming Horticulture (Truck Farming), Collective (Cooperative) Farming and State Farming World’s Major Agricultural Systems : 4. Shifting Cultivation or Jumping with an Emphasis on North- East India The Concept of Cropping Intensity and its Measure- ment Commercial Dairy Farming: The Concept of ‘White Revolution’ in Indian Context Horticulture: The Indian Context Importance of Land in Agriculture and the Concepts of Agricultural Efficiency and Productivity Land Holdings and Land Tenure Systems: The Conceptual Aspect Land Reforms New Agriculture Policy Indian Agriculture: Attributes, Problem of Low Agricultural Productivity Recent Trends in Indian Agriculture Green Revolution in India Socio-Ecological Implications of Green Revolution Agricultural Development during Different Five Year Plans : 1. First, Second and Third Five Year Plans, and Three Annual plans (1966-69) Agricultural Development during Different Five Year Plans : 2. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Five Year Plans Agricultural Development during Different Five Year Plans : 3. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Five Years alongwith Emphasis on Agriculture in Eleventh Five year plan Agricultural Development in North-East India Rule of Irrigation in Agriculture Role of Fertilizers in Agriculture Role of Insecticides and Pesticides in Agriculture: The Concept of Plant Protection Objective type Questions