Do you think there is correlation between animal husbandry and grassland?

Question

Look at the map in fig and answer the following questions.

(i) Do you think there is correlation between animal husbandry and grassland?

(ii) In which continent animal husbandry not practiced on large scale?

(iii) In which regions of the world do animal husbandry and agriculture coincide?

(iv) Animal husbandry is found in between which latitude of the world?

(v) In which zone between 30° North to 30° South latitudes, is animal husbandry not found on large scale? What could be the reason behind.

(vi) What could be the reason of concentration of animal husbandry in the eastern part of Australia?

Answer 1

(i) Yes, there is correlation between animal husbandry and grassland because animals are grazed on grassland.

(ii) In Africa continent animal husbandry not practiced on large scale.

 (iii) In North America, Europe and Asia animal husbandry and agriculture coincide. 

(iv) Animal husbandry is found between 30° North to 60° North and 30° South to 55° South.

(v) In a zone between 5° North to 5° South latitudes, animal husbandry is not found on large scale. This zone has equatorial climate, so dense forest growth and inhospitable climate and lack of good quality grass are the reasons for no development of animal husbandry in above mentioned zone.

(vi) For the development of animal husbandry, climate is more important factor. In eastern part of Australia, the climate is suitable for the growth of good quality grass, therefore, animal husbandry is more developed.

(vii) The arid regions of interior of the continents receive very low rainfall.

• Only grass grows in low rainfall areas.
• Due to limited water supply, other economic activities cannot be developed.
• Therefore, only animal husbandry can be developed with the help of grass.