Question.
Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.
( Chapter - 4 Agriculture, Cass X NCERT Contemporary India -II )
Answer.
Rice is the staple food of almost all parts of India. India is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China.
Rice or paddy crop is a Kharif crop and rice cultivation requires the following suitable geographical conditions:
Climate, plains, and soil are the three major geographical factors that affect the growth of paddy crops.
Climate:
Rice crop requires moist and tropical to sub-tropical climate.
The average temperature for rice crops should be more than 25-degree centigrade.
The annual rainfall should be more than 100 cm for rice crops.
It can be grown on irrigated land in tropical and subtropical climates.
Soil :
The suitable soil for paddy crops is alluvial soil and for paddy crops, there should be a flat field.
It can also be cultivated in hilly areas by making a flat terraced field.
The following are the major rice cultivation areas:
- Plains of the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
- East Coast of India
- Delta region of India.
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