Class 10 Geography Chapter 4 Notes-shristudy

In class 10 Geography, chapter 4:Agriculture, in agriculture, two-thirds of the population is involved in India and it is the primary activity In this chapter, we learn various types of farming methods and cropping seasons in India These notes are provided in short form as a pdf. These notes are pared off for quick revision It is prepared based on the new CBSE pattern. Here are these notes provided for free download.

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Chapter 1: Resource and Development

Chapter 2: Forest and Wildlife Resources

Chapter 3: Water Resources

Chapter 4: Agriculture

Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources

Chapter 6: Manufacturing Industries

Chapter 7: Life Lines of the National Economy

Key points of the chapter:

1. Rice is a commercial crop in Haryana and Punjab, but in Odisha, it is
a subsistence crop.

2. Plantation is a type of commercial farming. In this type of farming, a
A single crop is grown in a large area.

3. Important plantation crops in India: tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane,
banana, etc.

4. Rice is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our
country is the second-largest producer of rice in the world after China.

5. In states like Assam, West Bengal, and Odisha, three crops of paddy
are grown in a year. These are Aus, Aman, and Boro.

6. Wheat is the second-most important cereal crop. It is the main food
crop in the north and north-western parts of the country.
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7. Maize is a crop that is used both as food and fodder.

8. Jowar, bajra, and ragi are the important millets grown in India. Though,
These are known as coarse grains, and they have a very high nutritional value.

9. Jowar is the third most important food crop in area and
production.

10. India is the largest producer as well as the largest consumer of pulses in the
world.

11. India is the second-largest producer of sugarcane, only after Brazil.

12. groundnut production in the world - C h in (1st), India (2nd), and in rapeseed
production in Canada: 1st, China: 2nd, and India: 3rd in the world.

13. In 2020, China will be the 1st and 2nd in tea production in the world.