alleryStart learning →Tea needs frequent showers evenly distributed over the year because:
AThe bush dies at once in any dry spell
BThey keep tender leaves growing all year
CThey wash all the fertiliser off the slopes
DPluckers can only work in the rain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. They keep tender leaves growing all year
1. Tea is picked as tender new leaves, again and again.
2. Even, frequent showers keep those tender leaves sprouting all year.
3. Tea also needs abundant, cheap and skilled labour, being labour-intensive.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_
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