ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A sheep ranch is an example of which type of land use?
A
Intensive
B
Extensive
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Extensive farming is most commonly means raising sheep and cattle in areas with low agricultural productivity, but includes large-scale growing of wheat, barley, cooking oils and other grain crops in areas like the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia.

Detailed explanation-2: -extensive agriculture, in agricultural economics, system of crop cultivation using small amounts of labour and capital in relation to area of land being farmed. The crop yield in extensive agriculture depends primarily on the natural fertility of the soil, the terrain, the climate, and the availability of water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries Pastoralism, or animal husbandry, is that part of agriculture that deals with animal livestock such as goats, chickens, yaks, camels, sheep, and bovine, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are basically three types of ranch-livestock ranch, guest ranch and game ranch.

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