Short Answer TypeName the two states where limestone is found. Mention two important uses of limestone.
With reference to the cultivation of coffee in Southern India
(i) Name the two varieties of coffee plants grown on commercial scale.
(ii) Why are coffee estates inter-planted with orange trees, cardamom and pepper vines ?
(iii) Name one state where coffee is grown extensively.
With reference to the cotton textile industry :
(i) Which is the country’s most important manufacturing center ?
(ii) State two geographical reasons for its importance.
(i) Mumbai is the country’s most important cotton textile manufacturing centre.
(ii) Two geographical reasons are :
a. Mumbai’s hinterland, the black regur soil produces the raw cotton required.
b. The humid climate of Mumbai favours the production of yams of finer counts.
Which iron and steel industry of India is located away from the main coal areas ? What is the main source of energy in the absence of coal ?
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