GEOGRAPHY TODAY BOOK 3 REVISED EDITION TOPIC: AGRICULTURE ( Pg No : 61-72 ) Q.1 Fill in the blanks. 1. Pakistan has held agricultural censuses in 1960, 1972, ____________ and ____________ 2. In the 1950s, agriculture was largely ignored because attention was being paid to the development of __________. 3. From 1960 onwards an important reason for the increase in crop yields and output was the_____________________. 4. This has been described as one of the most important events in the history of agriculture in ____________. 5. In the 1960s high – yield varieties of _________ and _________ were developed by research institutes. 6. Mexi-Pak wheat was produced at the International Wheat and Maize Institute in __________. 7. IRRI rice , called “miracle rice”, was produced at the International Rice research institute in the ____________. 8. These HYV seeds required the accurate amount of the _____________ and _________ to be applied at the right times for them to produce the high yields. Water was the most important _________. 9. The production of these seeds came at the time when Pakistan was increasing its irrigation facilities manly from ___________________ and later from _________. 10. In 1991, IRRI announced the development of a new type of rice which has a larger yield than “miracle rice” called as ______________. 11. This type of rice has been genetically modified to enrich it with _________ because it is lacking in the diets of millions of people in __________. 12. This type of rice has ________,________ stalks on one plant and bigger clusters of _______ than present varieties of rice. 13. This type of rice is also being bred to resist ____________ and ___________e. 14. IRRI hoped to send seeds of this type of rice to ______ major rice _______ growing countries for testing in 2001. 15. It was forecast that farmers in South and _________ Asia would be able to grow it would be able to grow it after 2002. 16. In the 1950s there were only a ____________ tube wells in Pakistan, but by the end of 1960s there were ________ tube wells. 17. Most of these tube wells were installed in a few parts of the __________ province of Pakistan. 18. The hard , stony mountainous land of Balochistan and KPK made the tubewells too _________ to be installed over there. 19. Only a few tubewells were installed in Sindh because much of the ground water there is _______. 20. Rural ______________ also influenced the location of tube wells.
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GEOGRAPHY TODAY BOOK 3 REVISED EDITION
TOPIC: AGRICULTURE ( Pg No : 61-72 )
Q.1 Fill in the blanks.
1. Pakistan has held agricultural censuses in 1960, 1972, ____________ and ____________
2. In the 1950s, agriculture was largely ignored because attention was being paid to the
development of __________.
3. From 1960 onwards an important reason for the increase in crop yields and output was
the_____________________.
4. This has been described as one of the most important events in the history of
agriculture in ____________.
5. In the 1960s high – yield varieties of _________ and _________ were developed by
research institutes.
6. Mexi-Pak wheat was produced at the International Wheat and Maize Institute in
__________.
7. IRRI rice , called “miracle rice”, was produced at the International Rice research institute
in the ____________.
8. These HYV seeds required the accurate amount of the _____________ and _________
to be applied at the right times for them to produce the high yields. Water was the most
important _________.
9. The production of these seeds came at the time when Pakistan was increasing its
irrigation facilities manly from ___________________ and later from _________.
10. In 1991, IRRI announced the development of a new type of rice which has a larger yield
than “miracle rice” called as ______________.
11. This type of rice has been genetically modified to enrich it with _________ because it is
lacking in the diets of millions of people in __________.
12. This type of rice has ________,________ stalks on one plant and bigger clusters of
_______ than present varieties of rice.
13. This type of rice is also being bred to resist ____________ and ___________e.
14. IRRI hoped to send seeds of this type of rice to ______ major rice _______ growing
countries for testing in 2001.
15. It was forecast that farmers in South and _________ Asia would be able to grow it
would be able to grow it after 2002.
16. In the 1950s there were only a ____________ tube wells in Pakistan, but by the end of
1960s there were ________ tube wells.
17. Most of these tube wells were installed in a few parts of the __________ province of
Pakistan.
18. The hard , stony mountainous land of Balochistan and KPK made the tubewells too
_________ to be installed over there.
19. Only a few tubewells were installed in Sindh because much of the ground water there is
_______.
20. Rural ______________ also influenced the location of tube wells.
21. Research found that on a 50 acre farm in the Gujranwala district the increase in the crop
yield paid off the cost of an electric water in ______ year/s.
22. 70 % of the tube wells were installed by farmers with ______ acres or more. Only
______ % were installed by farmers owning fewer than 13 acres.
23. The word “tractor” comes from a Latin verb meaning “__________________”.
24. The hiring of tractors mean that 550,000 farms used tractors it is still a smaller number
compared with __________ which is the total No of farms.
25. 75 % of privately owned tractors have been bought by the farmers who have _________
tube wells.
26. In recent years some small and medium farmers have bought tractors with the
_________ from their family members working in the Middle East.
27. Irrigation has a long history in Pakistan. The first canals were built around _________ BC
during the _____________________ Civilization.
28. The Indus River Irrigation System is one of the largest and
_____________________systems in the world.
29. An insect called the “stem-borer” which lives in dead rice – stubble may attack the next
___________ crop .
30. Karez were dug in Baluchistan, they were ____________________ water channels for
irrigation.
31. By 2000 the total irrigated area had increased to ________________hectares.
32. The Bhakra- Nangal Dam was built on the river _____________________.
33. After 1960 there was also an increase in_________________ cropping.
34. The deposition of silt is a major problem in ______________ Dam.
35. Mangla Dam and Reservoir were completed in _____________.
Q.2(a) - Match the year with the event and write the correct year in column C.
A B C a. 1960,1972,
1980,1990 Mangla Dam
b. 1950s Tarbela Dam loses 50% of its capacity
c. 1960 Few hundred tubewells
d. 1999 Agriculture was ignored, industry was set up
e. 2001 Tarbela Dam
f. 1950s IRRI Rice
g. 1960s Indus Water Treaty
h. End of 1960s 79,000 tubewells
i. After 2002 Testing of Super Rice
j. 1968 HYV seeds
k. 1982 Agricultural censuses in Pakistan
l. 2030 Growing Super Rice
Q.2 (b) - Match column A and B with a ruler and a blue ink pen.
A B
a. HYV seeds Deposition of silt
b. tractor Less than 13 acres
c. Bhakra- Nangal Dam cultivation
d. Tarbela Dam To pull
e. Multi-purpose dam harvesting
f. Karez insect
g. Watering crops Green Revolution
h. Growing crops 25 acres or more
i. Stem-borer Super Rice
j. iron Underground water channel
k. Cutting crops Tarbela and Mangla Dam
l. 4% tubewells Sutlej
m. 70% tubewells irrigation
Q.3- Write full forms for these short forms/ abbreviations.
S.NO. Short Form/ Abbreviation
Full form
1 HYV seeds
2 IRRI
3 KPK
4 IWT
5 IRIS
Q.4- Give short answers to the following questions.
Economic Development- Agriculture ( Pg : 61-62 )
1) Look at the given tables and answer the question given below.
Q(1)- Name the crops that had been grown on the largest area in the following years and
discuss whether the crops gave the highest output and highest yield that year.( fig- 3.16, 3.14,