Question

Give two points of difference between Extensive and Intensive farming.

Answer 1

Intensive	Extensive
(i) Land holdings are small here.	Land holdings are large here.
(ii) Needs large capital.	Land may be left fallow.
(iii) Labour is cheap.	Labour is expensive.
(iv) Yield per hectare here is high.	Yield may not be very high.
(v) It is practised mostly in thickly populated countries.	It is Practised in the Terai region.
(vi) Needs more fertilizers and machines.