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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
