PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
NORTHEN PLALNS
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Question
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Terrace farming
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Agriculture
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None of the above
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Problems of Shivalik region Most of the cultivated lands are rainfed except very little area irrigaterd by kuhls. The common crops raised in the region are maize, urad, mung and jowar for fodder in kharif and wheat, gram, lentil, mustard and taramira in rabi.
Detailed explanation-2: -Terrace cultivation has been practiced in China, Japan, the Philippines, and other areas of Oceania and Southeast Asia; around the Mediterranean; in parts of Africa; and in the Andes of South America for centuries. See also paddy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, the states that practice terraced cultivation in India are Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and North-East states. It is easily observed on the roadside valleys of the States of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. In Haryana, terraced cultivation is not practised.