What are the three main types of terracing?
There are three types of terraces: bench terraced farmlands, sloping terraced farmlands and combination level terraced farmlands.
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Which crops are grown in terrace farming?
Some crops that are grown using terrace farming are – paddy, cereals, fruits, vegetables, flowers, medicinal plants, aromatic plants, dye plants, wheat, maize, rice, pulses, oilseeds etc.
How many tea shops are there in Kalpattu village?
Answer: There are four tea shops in the village.
How many types of farmers are there in village?
The two types of farming, pastoral and arable, support each other and increase farm yield. This type of farming reduces the risk of making losses due to poor weather conditions. For instance, if the crops are not doing well, animals on the farm are still a good source of food and money.
Who was thulasi?
Thulasi is a labourer who works on Ramalingam’s land. Apart from working on the land, she does all the tasks at home. She cooks food for her family, clean the house and wash clothes. She goes to the nearby forest to collect firewood and she fetches water from borewell which is about one kilometre away.
What different activities are done by the people of Kalpattu village?
Kalpattu is coastal village in Tamil Nadu. As the village is surrounded by low hills, paddy is the main crop here. Most of the families earn a living through agriculture. Besides agriculture, people do many non-farm activities such as making baskets, utensils, pots, bricks, bullock carts, etc. The village has no dearth of service providers like …
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Which one is not a farming activity?
Basket making.
List the different types of people you read about in Kalpattu who depend on farming. Who is the poorest among them and why?
These people are Thulasi, Sekar and Ramalingam.Thulasi is the poorest among them. It is because she has no land of her own. She works on Ramalingam’s field and earns Rs. 40 per day. Although she is not satisfied with her wages, yet she continues her work in Ramalingam’s field because of the fact that she …
You have probably noticed that people in Kalpattu are engaged in a variety of nonfarm work. List five of these?
Making baskets, utensils, pots, bricks bullock-carts, etc. Teaching Washing clothes Weaving Repairing cycle.