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Primary Activities

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Geography

Flashcards for Primary Activities — Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Geography. Quick Q&A cards covering key concepts, definitions, and formulas.

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Card 1Introduction to Primary Activities

What are primary activities? Give examples.

Answer

Primary activities are economic activities that are directly dependent on the environment and involve the utilisation of earth's resources such as land, water, vegetation, building materials and miner

Card 2Introduction to Primary Activities

Why are people engaged in primary activities called 'red-collar workers'?

Answer

People engaged in primary activities are called red-collar workers due to the outdoor nature of their work. They work directly with natural resources in open environments, exposed to sun and weather c

Card 3Hunting and Gathering

What are the characteristics of gathering as an economic activity?

Answer

Gathering requires small capital investment, operates at very low technology level, has very low yield per person, produces little or no surplus, and is practiced in regions with harsh climatic condit

Card 4Hunting and Gathering

In which regions is gathering primarily practiced?

Answer

Gathering is practiced in: (i) High latitude zones including northern Canada, northern Eurasia and southern Chile; (ii) Low latitude zones such as the Amazon Basin, tropical Africa, northern fringe of

Card 5Hunting and Gathering

What is chicle and how is it related to gathering?

Answer

Chicle is the part of chewing gum that remains after the flavour is gone. It is made from the milky juice of the zapota tree, demonstrating how gatherers collect and process natural products for comme

Card 6Pastoral Activities

Define pastoral nomadism and explain its key characteristics.

Answer

Pastoral nomadism is a primitive subsistence activity where herders rely on animals for food, clothing, shelter, tools and transport. They move from place to place with livestock depending on pastures

Card 7Pastoral Activities

What is transhumance? Give an example from India.

Answer

Transhumance is the process of migration from plain areas to mountain pastures during summers and back to plains during winters. In the Himalayas, communities like Gujjars, Bakarwals, Gaddis and Bhoti

Card 8Pastoral Activities

Compare nomadic herding with commercial livestock rearing.

Answer

Nomadic herding is primitive, subsistence-based, involves movement with animals, uses traditional methods, and has low capital investment. Commercial livestock rearing is organized, capital-intensive,

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