Question

Look at the land use of the following regions in Table and answer the questions that follow:

(i) What does the table show? 

(ii) Which region has the highest land use under agriculture? 

(iii) Which region has the highest GDP? 

(iv) Which country (region) has more land use under forest? 

(v) Which region has the highest land use under category ‘other land’? What’s its GDP? 

(vi) Write your conclusion in few sentences.

Answer 1

(i) The table shows land use in different regions.

(ii) The region C has the highest land use under agriculture. 

(iii) The region I has the highest GDP. 

(iv) The country (region) K has more land use under forest. 

(v) The region G has the highest land use under category ‘other land’. Its GDP is 1391.5 billion dollars. 

(vi) The region I is having highest GDP in which there is 50% arable land, it means agriculture must be major activity.

The region A is having lowest GDP where land under permanent meadows and pastures is highest. It means there is limited development of agricultural activities.

It is surprising, region F where arable land is highest in percentage even then GDP is comparatively low, because the land under permanent crop is very less.

In region K, GDP is 5747.49 and land under forest is 66%. It must be because the development of lumbering activities and forest-based industries is greater.

The region G has the highest area under other land use (95.6%) and GDP 1391.25. This region must have developed activities other than agriculture and forestry.