State the factors Affecting Mining Activity.


Factors Affecting Mining Activity:

 
(i)Physical factors include the size, grade and the mode of occurrence of the deposits.

(ii)Economic factors such as the demand for the mineral, technology available and used, capital to develop infrastructure and the labour and transport costs.
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Describe the characteristics of Mixed farming.


Mixed farming is characterised by:

(i)high capital expenditure on farm machinery and building

(ii)extensive use of chemical fertilisers and green manures  

(iii)the skill and expertise of the farmers

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What is transhumance?


The process of migration from plain areas to pastures on mountains during summers and again from mountain pastures to plain areas during winters is known as transhumance.

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Describe truck farming.


Truck farming:

(i)The regions where farmers specialise in vegetables only, the farming is know as truck farming.

(ii)The distance of truck farms from the market is governed by the distance that a truck can cover overnight, hence the name truck farming.

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What is mining?


An economic activity concerned with the extraction of commercially valuable minerals from the bowels of the earth.

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