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ZF, SV, Page 69 Y, , C] 1. What are food crops ? Explain with the help of examples. Q, Ans The crops grown to feed people are called food crops, , Food crops comprise cereals like rice , wheat and maize, , 2. What are fibre crops ? Explain the geographical conditions required for their cultivation., , Ans Fibre crops are field crops grown for their fibres ,which are traditionally used to make paper , cloth or rope., Geographical conditions for the cultivation of cotton :, , Temperature - 27 degree Celsius in the growing period, , Rainfall - 75 cm to 100 cm and 200 cm frost free, , Regions — Tropical and Sub tropical regions, , Soil - Black, loamy and alluvial soil, , Countries — The United States, Egypt, China , India , Pakistan and Brazil ., , Geographical conditions for the cultivation of jute :, , 1. Temperature : 25degree Celsius, , 2. Rainfall — More than 150 cm , humidity — more than 80 ./., , 3. Areas for cultivation — flood plains or deltas, , 4. Soil — Fertile alluvial soil, , 55 r , Bangladesh , Brazil , China and Thailand . In India , jute is grown in the, , ©, , aS NS