1] What is agriculture? 2] Name the factors influencing agriculture. 3] What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages? 4] What is plantation agriculture? 5] Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth. Answers (i) The word agriculture is derived from the Latin words agri—meaning soil—and culture—meaning cultivation or tilling of soil. It is defined as the science and art of cultivation of soil‚ raising crops and rearing livestock. (ii) The factors
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------------------------------------------------- Agriculture in Greek Mythology ------------------------------------------------- Classical mythology and the sacred religious cult‚ the Eleusinian Mysteries‚ reveal a lot about the importance of agriculture and the future fecundity of the land to ancient civilisations. As the mother-goddess of the grain and rich harvest‚ the myths of Demeter are pivotal to a contemporary understanding of the cultural function of agriculture in the ancient world. The use of
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Damage Assessment The worst ever floods in Pakistan’s history have destroyed homes‚ ravaged land and put the livelihoods of millions on a standstill. A complete assessment of losses is yet to be made as floodwaters continue to deluge parts of the Sindh province. As this report is being filed‚ the flooding is battering the Dadu and Jamshoro districts of Sindh due to the overflowing of Manchar Lake. Overall‚ 19 out of Sindh’s 23 districts have been affected and approximately 7 million people displaced
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AGRICULTURE AND MAN PRT2008 (KUMP 45) GOOD AGRICULTURE PRACTICES (GAP) IN MALAYSIA PROF . ZAHARAH ABDUL RAHMAN GROUP MEMBERS • • • • • NORAFIZZA BT MAHAT NUR AMIRA HANIM BT AZMAN CHAN WEE ANN LIEW HUI QING JIVITHA THANARAJAN 169797 168494 169638 168358 161812 INTRODUCTION • The term Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) can refer to any collection of specific methods‚ which when applied to agriculture‚ produce results that are in harmony with the values of the proponents
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earth we would be nothing but despite this we keep taking it for granted. It is our responsibility that our lives will be passed forward and that our ancestors can live a great life with a healthy planet. Animal agriculture is ruining our planet. Scientists say that animal agriculture is responsible for more than 18 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions‚ which is more than the combined exhaust gases from all transportation in the world. Therefore‚ this means that riding your bike‚ walking or taking
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The invention of agriculture in 8000 BC was indeed a huge revolution in the humankind’s history. First‚ the discovery of farming enabled early humans to settle down in one location permanently. In the Paleolithic Age‚ people lived in temporary shelters such as caves and tent-like structures due to their nomadic characteristics. To be specific‚ the Paleolithic people had to constantly follow the animal herds and other crops to remain survive‚ by gathering and collecting them. Paradoxically‚ the Neolithic
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Dennis Podvidz assignment 1 Mr. Floyd Ap World Summer Assignment 8-10-12 How Agriculture Has Shaped Man In the novel Ishmael by Daniel Quinn it makes a brave point of how man has taken over Mother Nature and has claimed what is not his due to the fact that Agriculture has shaped man and his potential. In the movie by James Diamond Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel it strikes a similar note in how the taker people compare to the leaver
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Brandon Dendas Mrs. Whittaker Sophomore English March 22‚ 2009 A Comparison Essay about “Flood” and “Flying” The purpose of a descriptive essay is to describe a person‚ place‚ or thing in much detail. The author’s purpose is to recreate their experience in a way in which the reader can visualize the actual event. An essayist and poet known for writing these types of descriptive essays is Annie Dillard. Her essays consist of various types of imagery‚ which applies to all the senses‚ like sight
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constantly designing and building an assortment of contraptions out of LEGO’s and K’NEX pieces. These objects included rollercoasters‚ cars‚ buildings‚ tractors‚ and many other machines. Growing up on a farm‚ I have always been interested in agriculture. There are many reasons why I’m interested in the Mechanical Engineering program at SIUE. This program offers many challenges to its students while providing them with numerous opportunities to design and build many machines and devices. I
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All over the world‚ cultures have myths of a catastrophic flood occurring. The causes and details of the flood differ from culture to culture‚ but the common theme among all these myths is the occurrence of a devastating flood. While there may be few similarities between the histories of past cultures of‚ for instance‚ those that existed in ancient Greece and China‚ a flood myth is a common theme among them. Is it simply a coincidence that this myth is prevalent across the globe? Many researchers
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