Current Affairs Prelims Question

Gathering and hunting are the oldest economic activities known. These are carried out at different levels with different orientations. Gathering is practised in regions with harsh climatic conditions.
It often involves primitive societies, who extract both plants and animals to satisfy their needs for food, shelter and clothing. This type of activity requires a small amount of capital investment and operates at very low level of technology. The yield per person is very low and little or no surplus is produced.
Gathering is practised in: (i) High latitude zones which include northern Canada, northern Eurasia and southern Chile; (ii) Low latitude zones, such as the Amazon Basin, tropical Africa, northern fringe of Australia and the interior parts of southeast Asia.

Gathering and hunting are the oldest economic activities known. These are carried out at different levels with different orientations. Gathering is practised in regions with harsh climatic conditions.
It often involves primitive societies, who extract both plants and animals to satisfy their needs for food, shelter and clothing. This type of activity requires a small amount of capital investment and operates at very low level of technology. The yield per person is very low and little or no surplus is produced.
Gathering is practised in: (i) High latitude zones which include northern Canada, northern Eurasia and southern Chile; (ii) Low latitude zones, such as the Amazon Basin, tropical Africa, northern fringe of Australia and the interior parts of southeast Asia.

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