Question

"There is low yield per acre but high yield per person in the interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid-latitudes in the world." Support the statement with suitable examples from different parts of the world.

Answer 1

• The interior parts of semi-arid lands of the mid-latitudes in the world are the areas where extensive commercial grain cultivation takes place.
• Here the size of farms is very large and population is in small number.
• Operations of cultivation, right from ploughing to harvesting is mechanised.
• Yield per person is high as the number of people working in farms is less and lot of machines is used.
• The size of the farms is very large due to which per acre production or yield is low even though the total production is high.
• This type of agriculture is practised in Eurasian Steppes, Canadian and American Prairies, Pampas of Argentina, Velds of South Africa, Australian Downs and the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand.