Pragnya IAS · Map 61 · Map skills
Nagpur district: land use & cropping patterns map study
Read the nine-fold land-use classification and see cropping follow water and soil.
STUDY NOTE 1
The nine-fold classification
Forests, land not available for cultivation, other uncultivated land, fallows and net sown area form the standard Indian land-use accounting shown on district maps.
STUDY NOTE 2
Cropping follows water
Irrigated command areas carry paddy and sugarcane; rainfed black soils carry cotton, jowar and the district’s famous oranges on well-drained slopes.
STUDY NOTE 3
Two seasons visible
Kharif (monsoon) and rabi (winter, irrigated) cropping intensity shows up as double-cropped area — a key development indicator.
Map reading task
Compute cropping intensity from given figures (gross cropped ÷ net sown × 100) for a sample district.
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What does this nagpur district: land use & cropping patterns lesson explain?
Forests, land not available for cultivation, other uncultivated land, fallows and net sown area form the standard Indian land-use accounting shown on district maps.
UPSC map practice & Geography Optional connection
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