In recent decades, the share of the developed countries in the fishing activity has declined while share of the developing countries has increased. Explain.

Apart from demographic reasons {such as aging populations in developed countries), the major reason has been the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Earlier, all countries had an equal right to fishing in all oceans and seas outside the territorial ..

Production of Commercial Timber / Lumbering around the world is concentrated in the mid-latitude regions. Why? Explain while giving an account of spatial distribution of Commercial Timber Belts Forests around the world.

The important areas of commercial timber / lumbering are coniferous, hardwood and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Commercial Timber Belts Forests provid­ing most of commercial timber occur in two major belts. First is the tem­perate forest belt encircling almost ..

Examine the distribution and factors responsible for the location of Chemical Fertilizer industry around the world.

Chemical fertilisers are one of the most important inputs in modern agriculture. Consumption of fertilisers has registered a steady increase during the latter half of the twentieth century. The fertiliser industry has developed in several countries. The large consumers of ..

Discuss the spatial pattern of commercial fishing as economic activity around the world.

Commercial fishing activity is largely concentrated in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere. The larg­est producing areas are the coastal margins in the temperate regions which are rich in fish that are most desirable for human consumption.  The fish caught ..

What are Walker circulations and how does it influence the Indian monsoons?

Walker circulation or east-west circulation or southern oscillation is a system developed especially in the South Pacific Ocean, resulting in East-West pressure differences creating currents. When the pressure is suddenly increased in the West Pacific Ocean, water from the west ..

Discuss the spatial distribution of major fishing grounds around the world.

The major fishing areas around the world are as follows: The Northwest Pacific Region is the leading fish producer area. This region accounts for about a quarter of the total world catch. Northeast Atlantic and the adjacent waters of the ..

Give an account of Livestock Ranching as economic activity around the world. Why livestock ranching is not very popular in countries like India and China?

Livestock ranching is an important economic activ­ity of the areas of commercial grain farming. Cattle rearing is the most important component of this activity in most parts of the world but in some regions cattle are replaced by sheep, as ..

Discuss the location and characteristics of commercial mixed farming and Mixed Cropping as an economic activity around the world.

Mixed farming refers to the combination of cultivation of crops and domestication of animals. This type of farming provides greater security to the cultivators because commercial grain farming or monocropping suffers from risks of crop failures and market fluctuation. Most ..

It’s not just the geographical conditions that have led to recurring floods in Eastern India. Discuss and also suggest measures to tackle this menace.

Floods are an adverse meteorological event wherein an excessive amount of water gets accumulated in an area & is unable to leave causing submergence. As per IPCC report; over 2 times more floods are occurring per year since the 2000’s. ..

Highlighting the geographical and economic importance of the Hindukush-Himalayan region, outline the changes in the critical geographical features and the consequence it will have.

The Hindukush-Himalayan region consists of the central Asian and south Asian alpine regions. It plays a very important role in the geography and economy of the region: It is the third largest source of fresh water in form of glaciers, ..