Look at Fig. 3.1, a map of wheat-growing districts in southern Pakistan. Using Fig. 3.1 only, describe how the main wheat-growing belt is distributed.
State two ways in which wheat is used in Pakistan.
Study Fig. 3.2, a climate graph of rainfall and temperature for Multan. Complete Fig. 3.2 with the information below: June temperature = 36^{\circ}C.
Complete the passage below about the conditions needed for wheat growth. Choose the correct words from the list and put them into the gaps. List: 50, 90, dry, heavy, light, rainfall, sunshine, wet, $5-10^\circ$C, $15^\circ$C, $25-30^\circ$C, $35^\circ$C. Paragraph: Wheat is sown during the [BLANK] season from October to December when [BLANK] is low and the average temperature is [BLANK]. Wheat needs at least [BLANK] days to grow with a mild temperature of $10-20^\circ$C. A warmer temperature of [BLANK] is needed for ripening to take place. [BLANK] rain is also needed just before the harvest to swell the grain and ensure a high yield.
Describe how wheat is cultivated on a small-scale subsistence farm.
What type of crop is wheat? Circle one option: kharif, rabi, zaid.
Explain how two human factors may raise wheat production within the cash crop farming system. Your response should be developed.
Pakistan’s wheat contributes about 2 per cent to GDP, while 80 per cent of farmers grow wheat on roughly 40 per cent of the country’s total cultivated land. Assess how far the large area currently devoted to wheat ought to be switched to other higher-value crops. Support your judgement with reasons and examples you have studied. You should weigh up different viewpoints in your answer.