Discussion

Match the following pairs :

Types of Farming	Areas/Regions
A. Shifting cultivation	I. Semi-arid and arid regions
B. Commercial grain farming	II. Thickly populated areas
C. Intensive subsistence agriculture	III. Thickly forested areas
D. Nomadic herding	IV. Temperate Grasslands

Choose the correct option :

Answer: B

The correct option is A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I.

Shifting cultivation is practised in thickly forested areas, where a plot is cleared by slash and burn.
Commercial grain farming is practised in the temperate grasslands, such as the prairies and steppes.
Intensive subsistence agriculture is practised in thickly populated areas, such as the monsoon regions of Asia.
Nomadic herding is practised in semi-arid and arid regions.

Options A, C and D each place shifting cultivation or nomadic herding in the wrong kind of region.

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