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प्रश्न
Give geographical reasons for the following:
There are limitations on mining in the interior parts of Brazil.
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उत्तर
There are limitations on mining in the interior parts of Brazil due to the following reasons:
- Dense Forest Cover: The Amazon rainforest covers a large portion of Brazil’s interior, making access to mineral-rich areas very difficult and restricting large-scale mining activities.
- Poor Transportation Facilities: The lack of proper roads and railways in the interior regions makes it hard to transport heavy machinery and minerals, increasing the cost and difficulty of mining.
- Unfavourable Climate: The hot and humid equatorial climate with heavy rainfall creates challenging working conditions and hinders mining operations.
- Environmental Concerns: Mining in the Amazon basin can cause deforestation, soil erosion, and loss of biodiversity, so strict environmental regulations limit such activities.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Select the correct option and rewrite the sentence:
------------ is seen as one of the world’s major markets and contributor to economic growth of the world.
Brazil’s economy is also of ---------------- type like that of India.
Between India and Brazil, whose per capita income is less?
B) Read the following graph and answer the questions :

i) In which country is the contribution of tertiary sector higher ?
ii) In India, most people are engaged in which occupational sector?
iii) Which country has only 10% of the population engaged in primary sector?
iv) How much does tertiary sector contribute to the national income of India?
v) Which sector contributes the least in the Brazilian national income?
vi) What is the percentage of people engaged in the secondary sector in Brazil?
Distinguish Between
Occupations in India and Brazil
Which type of economy is found in Brazil?
Observe the following graph and answer the questions given below-

- Which country has a higher percent of the population engaged in primary activities?
- In which country is the contribution of tertiary sector greater in the GDP?
- In which country is the share of secondary activities more in the GDP?
- Can we say that Brazil is an agrarian economy like India? Give reasons.
- Which country has a higher percent of the population engaged in secondary activities?
- How muchpercent of population is engaged in tertiary activities in India?
A table regarding the ownership of various sectors in both the countries is given. Like Brazil, fill the details regarding India and complete the table.
| Sr.No. | India | Sector | Brazil |
| 1. | -- | Banking | Private and public both |
| 2. | -- | Railways | Private and public both |
| 3. | -- | Airways | Private and public both |
| 4. | -- | Electricity production | Largely public |
| 5. | -- | Iron and Steel Industry | Largely public |
| 6. | -- | Health | Private and public both |
| 7. | -- | Education | Largely public, little private |
| 8. | -- | Telecommuni-cations | Private and public both |
- On the basis of the information about the ownership of various sectors in both the countries given in the table, can you infer about the type of these economies?
In figure given below, the pie-charts show the contribution of each sector in the respective country’s GDP and the percentage of population engaged in various activities. Read both the pie-charts carefully and answer the following questions.
| Brazil | India |
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| Contribution of sectors in GDP (2016) | |
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| Percentage of population engaged in various sectors (2016) | |
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- Which country has a higher percentage of population engaged in primary activities?
- In which country is the contribution of tertiary sector greater in the GDP?
- In which country is the share of secondary activities more in the GDP?
- Can we say that Brazil is an agrarian economy like India? Give reasons.
Read the following graph and answer the questions:
India and Brazil
Contribution of sectors in national income and percentage of population engaged in the sector.

Questions:
- Name the sectors mentioned in the graph.
- Which sector contributes the highest in National income in India?
- How much percent of population is engaged in primary sector in Brazil?
- Out of given two countries, the share of primary sector to the national income is less.
- Which country's contribution of tertiary sector to the national income is less?
- In which sector 19% population of Brazil is engaged?




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