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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.                                                                                     (8) Set in the declining but still green Western Ghats in the South-West of Karnataka, Coorg is the heart of India's coffee country, coffee being the world's most heavily traded commodity aftercrude oil. Coorg boasts a land area four times larger than Hong Kong and seven times the areaof Singapore, most of it is under tree cover because unlike tea plants, the coffee bush requiresshade. India is acknowledged as the producer of the finest mild coffees. With their tropical climate, high altitude, abundant rainfall and fertile soil, Coorg and the neighboring Chick magalur districts in Karnataka have consistently produced and exported high quality coffee for over 150 years. The coffee output of these two districts accounts for 70 per cent of the total coffee produced in the country. Coorg coffee is valued for its blue colour, clean beans and fine liquoring qualities and hence is in demand in the international markets. In March and April is the coffee blossom time in Coorg. When blossoms transform in to berries, the bushes are cropped. The cherry-red fruit is then pulped; the seeds separated, dried and sent for curing. Coorg or Kodagu is the district which is one of the largest producersof pepper, cardamom and honey in the world. Answer the following questions.                                                                                                                                               (1 x 8 = 8) (i) Where is Coorg located?         (ii) What is Coorg coffee valued for? (iii) What is the other name for Coorg? (iv) Which are the other produces of Coorg? (v) Which are the coffee blossom months in Coorg? (vi) How many times is the land area of Coorg larger than Hong Kong? (vii) Name the district in Karnataka other than Coorg that has produced high quality coffee for over150 years. (viii) What climatic conditions are required to grow coffee?

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(i) Coorg is located in the Western Ghats in the South-West of Karnataka. (ii) Coorg coffee is valued for its blue colour, clean beans and fine liquoring qualities. (iii) Kodagu. (iv) Other produces of the Coorg region are pepper, cardamom and honey. (v) March and April are the coffee blossom months in Coorg. (vi) The land area of Coorg is four times larger than Hong Kong, (vii) Other than Coorg, Chick magalur has produced high quality coffee for over 150 years. (viii) High altitude, plenty of rainfall and fertile soil.