Long Answer TypeExplain with examples how ‘International Trade’ can be detrimental to nations.
Examples:
(i) International trade can prove to be detrimental to nations of it leads to dependence on other countries, uneven levels of development, exploitation, and commercial rivalry leading to wars.
(ii) Global trade affects many aspects of life; it can impact everything from the environment to health and well-being of the people around the world.
(iii) As countries compete to trade more, production and the use of natural resources spiral up, resources get used up faster than they can be replenished.
(iv) As a result, marine life is also depleting fast, forests are being cut down and river basins sold off to private drinking water companies.
(v) Multinational corporations trading in oil, gas mining, pharmaceuticals and agri-business keep expanding their operations at all costs creating more pollution – their mode of work does not follow the norms of sustainable development.
What is subsistence agriculture? Describe any four salient features of intensive subsistence agriculture practiced in the world.
Explain any five important measures necessary for leading a healthy and reasonably long life.
How has the ‘Integrated Tribal Development Project’ helped in the development of Bharmaur Region? Explain with five examples.
Explain any five major problems of rural settlements in the developing countries of the world.
(26.1) Four features A, B, C, and D are marked in the given political outline map of the World. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map:
A. The country having the lowest rank in the Human Development Index in 2003
B. The country having the highest growth rate of population in Asia
C. A major sea-port
D. A Megacity
(26.2) In the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following features with appropriate symbols.
(i) The state having the highest percent of rural population
(ii) The leading maize production state
(iii) The headquarters of ‘East Coast Railway Zone’
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