Tag: india and her neighbours

This method includes the use of high yielding varieties of seeds, sowing the seeds in a raised nursery-bed and transplanting the seedlings in rows so as to make weeding and fertilizing easy. The Japanese method of rice cultivation has been successfully adopted in the main rice-producing regions of India.

A plantation is a large-scale farm that specializes in cash crops. The characteristic features of this type of farming are large estates or plantations, large capital investment, managerial and technical support, scientific methods of cultivation, single crop specialization, cheap labour, and a good system of transportation which links the estates to the factories and markets for the export of the products. tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo, and sugarcane are some of the crops grown.

In the year 1955 Thimpu is declared as the capital of Bhutan.  It covers an area of 26.1 square km. It is the largest city in Bhutan.

The Black Sea is a body of water and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Western Asia. It is supplied by a number of major rivers, such as the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug, Dniester, Don, and the Rioni.

The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degree north of the Earth's equatorial plane .The 38th parallel north has been especially important as it is demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea at the end of World War II.

A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are currently 49 such countries, including five partially recognized states.

China is the most populous country in the world. According to 2010 census, the population of China is 1.411 billion. It is approximately 18.2% of world population. Due to the implementation of birth control measures now the growth rate is only 0.59% according to 2010 census report. Its growth rate is 159th position in the world.

Asia shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area.

Polar regions are the coldest region in the world. They are covered with ice throughout the year. Their temperature is less than 10 degrees C throughout the year. So animals in this region are found with fur-bearing. The fur of their body protects them from freezing cold and make them feel warm.