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'Land use in a region, to a large extent, is influenced by the nature of economic activities carried out in that region' Support the statement giving three examples from India.

Answer:

(i) The several types of land resources in India include agricultural land, farmland, barren land, real estate land, commercial land and residential land. Majority of the population of India are engaged in agricultural and allied activities and thus agricultural land accounts for near about 54.7 per cent of the total land area of the country.

(ii) Land has a direct bearing on the productivity of agriculture, unlike other activities.

(iii) In rural areas, aside from its value as a productive factor, land ownership has a social value and serves as a security for credit.