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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
Brazil’s economy is also of ---------------- type like that of India.
Mark the following in the outline map of Brazil supplied to you, write the names and give index:
(1) Marajo Island
(2) Pico-De-Neblina
(3) Pantanal Wetland
(4) Drought Quadrilateral
(5) Caatinga
(6) Golden Lion-Tamarin
Give reasons.
There is mixed economy in Brazil and India.
Classify the following activities in by ticking (✓) in the respective column.
| Activities | Primary | Secondary | Tertiary |
| Television Broadcasting | |||
| Bee-keeping | |||
| Coir and Rope making | |||
| Jaggery-making | |||
| Producing blades of the plough. |
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| Construction | |||
| Extracting Iron Ore | |||
| Automobile Production | |||
| Rice Production | |||
| Teaching | |||
| Driving buses | |||
| Providing lodging and boarding facilities |
With the help of the pie chart given in the fig., tell what the contribution of secondary activities is to Brazil’s GDP?
State whether right or wrong-
Per capita income of India is less than Brazil.
Write answer in one sentence-
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 much percent of population is engaged in tertiary activities in India?
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.
- 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.
- 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 Brasil?
