ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 13 of 31

Water Resources — Question 8

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Question 2(d)

(i) What is meant by traditional or conventional methods of irrigation?

(ii) Name any two conventional methods of irrigation.

Answer

(i) Traditional methods of irrigation means to supply water to the plant zone by pumped water from surface or subsurface sources like ponds, rivers, channels or groundwater through earthen channels or pipes with gravitational force.

(ii) Two conventional methods of irrigation are wells and tanks.