Question

Give one Geographical reason for each of the following:
i. Sprinkler irrigation is practised in arid and semi arid regions,
ii. A tube well should be installed in a fertile and productive region.
iii. Canal irrigation is more suitable in the Northern Plains.

Answer 1

i. Sprinkler type of irrigation does not involve any loss of water by seepage or evaporation, as water is supplied through pipes, and it is not exposed to the Sun.

ii. A tube well should be installed in a fertile and productive region so that the cost of construction and operation of tube wells could be covered. Also for perennial water supply to the crops.

iii. Canal irrigation is more suitable in the Northern Plains because here the rivers flow through flat terrain and are perennial.