(i) In which country is the land under forests more?

Question

Study the Figure and answer the following questions:

(i) In which country is the land under forests more?

(ii) In which country is the land under agriculture more?

(iii) Considering the two questions above, how will you relate the physiography and climate of India and Japan with their respective land uses?

(iv) Correlate their land use and development.

(v) Which land use is found in Japan?

(vi) Considering the land use in both the countries, make a list of factors affecting land use.

Answer 1

(i) The land under forests is more in Japan.

(ii) The land under agriculture is more in India.

(iii) Due to plains and monsoon climatic conditions, the population in India is more. Therefore, agricultural land use is prominent in India. Due to mountainous region and more proportion of precipitation, the forest land use is prominent in Japan.

(iv) The land use in India shows comparatively low development. On the other hand, land use in Japan shows comparatively high development.

(v) The land use like agricultural land use, forest land use, grassland land use, other land use, etc. are found in Japan.

(vi) Considering the land use in both the countries, lists of factors affecting land use are as follows: 

(a) Factors affecting land use in India:

1. Fertility of soil 

2. Climatic conditions 

3. Natural resources 

4. Slope of land, etc.

(b) Factors affecting land use in Japan: 

1. Technical advancement 

2. Availability of resources 

3. Government policies, etc.