Q. What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples. (Answer in 150 words) 2025
Answer. Non-farm primary activities are economic activities that involve the direct extraction and production of natural resources but do not involve farming or agriculture. These include mining, fishing, forestry, hunting, and gathering.
In India, the distribution of these activities is heavily influenced by physiographic features:
Mining: Concentrated in plateau regions rich in minerals, such as the Chota Nagpur Plateau (Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal) for iron ore and coal, and the Rajasthan belt for zinc and copper.
Fishing: Predominant along India's vast peninsular coastline (e.g., Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu) and major river systems like the Ganga and Brahmaputra, which provide rich fishing grounds.
Forestry: Located in mountainous and hilly terrains like the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, and the forests of Central India, where dense vegetation and favourable conditions for tree growth exist.
Thus, the location of non-farm primary activities is directly dictated by the unequal spatial distribution of physiographic resources across India.
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