Refer to Figs. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 (Insert), which are photographs of four different crops grown in Pakistan. Identify the type of crop in each photograph. Fig. 3.1 ............ Fig. 3.2 ............ Fig. 3.3 ............ Fig. 3.4 ............
Using Fig. 3.1 (Insert) only, describe the features of the crop shown.
Use Fig. 3.5 alone, a map of sheep-rearing areas in southern Pakistan. Using Fig. 3.5 only, describe the pattern of the main sheep-rearing areas. Fig. 3.5 includes province labels Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab; latitude and longitude lines; Arabian Sea; key showing sheep-rearing areas: main, secondary, minor; international boundary; province-level boundary; a north arrow; scale 0, 100, 200, 300 km.
Explain two reasons why sheep are kept in the areas shown in Fig. 3.5. You should develop your response.
Define ‘cash crop farming’.
Finish the diagram to show how cash crop farming functions as a system. Give one example of each: an input; a process; an output. The diagram shows three boxes labelled input → process → output.
Suggest two methods by which agricultural production in Pakistan could be raised.
Pakistan has a sizeable agricultural sector that contributed about 20 per cent to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020. Evaluate the opportunities for, and challenges of, continuing to develop agriculture sustainably in Pakistan. Support your judgement with reasons and refer to examples you have studied. You should weigh up different views in your answer.