The following table 1.1 shows the land under cultivation in India in units of million hectares. Plot this on the graph, provided. What does the graph show? Discuss in the class.
Table 1.1: Cultivated area over the years
Year | Cultivated Area |
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2012 | 120 130 140 140 140 140 155 155 |
The graph shows that the cultivated area increased regularly till 1970 and became constant for the next four decades. There was some increase between 2000 and 2010 but then again stagnated.
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