Question

Differentiate between:

Barren and Non-agricultural land

Answer 1

Barren Land	Non-agricultural Land
(i) The land not used for any human activity is called barren land. In other words, it is a wasteland.	(i) The land that man uses for various human activities, except for agriculture, is called non-agricultural land.
(ii) For example, hilly or mountainous land, desert land, ravines, swamps, and marshy land, etc.	(ii) For example, land used for housing, industries, construction of roads, railways, etc.
(iii) Generally barren land cannot be used for agriculture or other activities with available technology.	(iii) Due to the development of secondary or tertiary activities, there is an increase in the use of non-agricultural land.