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Why South-East Asia has the largest concentration of peasant population at the global scale?
Options:
A .  The region has favourable and healthier climate
B .  The area is dominated by shifting cultivation due to favourable terrain character
C .  Intensive subsistence farming is practised in the region
D .  The area has a large forested area which is cleared for cultivation of various crops
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
The term, ‘intensive subsistence agriculture’ is used to describe a type of agriculture characterised by high output per unit of land and relatively low output per worker. Sometimes it is also known as the ‘monsoon type of agriculture’.
It is found in China, Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the greater part of continental Southeast Asia. This is why the largest population of peasants is found in this area.

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