AGRICULTURE - Class VIII

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Chapter : Agriculture
Class VIII, NCERT

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ACROSS 3. Economic activities which provide support to the primary and secondary sectors through services. 4. Also called 'Golden Fibre'. 5. Growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use. 7. It grows best in alluvial clayey soil, which can retain water. China leads in the production followed by India, Japan, Sri Lanka and Egypt. 10. Economic activities connected with extraction and production of natural resources. 11. This type of farming includes commercial grains farming, mixed farming and plantation agriculture. 13. Commercial rearing of silk worms. It may supplement the income of the farmer. 15. This type of subsistence agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of south, southeast and east Asia. 16. In this type of farming, herdsmen move from place to place with their animals for fodder and water, along defined routes. 17. The ultimate aim of agricultural development is to increase_______________. 18. Increasing production through use of HYV seeds, Chemical Fertilisers and Pesticides.

DOWN 1. Economic activities concerned with the processing of primary resources. 2. This type of farming is practiced to meet the needs of the farmer's family. 6. A beverage crop, requires cool climate and well distributed high rainfall throughout the year for the growth of its tender leaves. 8. They are also known as coarse grains and can be grown on less fertile and sandy soils. 9. The land on which the crops are grown is known as __________. 12. It requires high temperature, light rainfall, two hundred and ten frost-free days and bright sunshine for its growth. 14. In this type of farming the land is used for growing food and fodder crops and rearing livestock.