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Location of Pakistan:

 Pakistan is located between latitude 24 degree north to 37 degree north.

 Extends from longitude 61 degree east to 78 degree east.
 At the north east ,Pakistan has a common border with china,
 In the west it has a long border with Afghanistan, known as Durand line.
 To the North West, Wakhan is the narrow strip of Afghan territory which separates
Pakistan from Tajikistan.
 To the south west, Pakistan has a common border with the Islamic republic of Iran.
 The Arabian Sea marks its southern border.
 In the east it has a border with India.
 There are five provinces of Pakistan, namely Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Gilgit Baltistan &
Baluchistan.
 One federal capital territory, two autonomous and disputed territories, and a group of
federally administered tribal areas. Pakistan has three lower tiers of government,

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including 34 divisions, 149 districts (zillahs), 588 sub-districts (tehsils), and several
thousand union councils.
Unit 1

PAKISTAN: THE NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY

What the topography means:

Topography is the study and description of the surface features of land .Pakistan can be divided into
six major natural topography areas.
(i) The northern mountains and north western mountains.(Himalayas, Hindukush, the
Karakorum)
(ii) The western mountains (Safedkoh ranges, Waziristan hills, Suleiman range, kirthar range)
(iii) The Baluchistan plateau
(iv) Potwar plateau and Salt ranges
(v) The Indus plain
(vi) Desert areas. (kharan desert, Thar desert, Thal desert.

Plate Tectonic Theory:

The word ‘Tectonics’ comes from the Greek word
‘Tekton’ meaning builder. The theory suggests that
the surface of the earth is made up of rigid plates
of lithosphere which floats on the more mobile
asthenosphere (35 km below lithosphere). The plates
are in constant motion due to the movement in the
asthenosphere. This Theory explains many of the
major processes such as drifting of continents,
mountain building, earthquakes and volcanic
activities. Much of this activity occurs at the edges,
or margins, of the plates.

KARAKORAM RANGE/HIMALAYA/HINDUKUSH

Relief:

 Average altitude is between 3000 to 6000 m

 Mass of rock & ice located
 Rugged landscape.
 Snow covered peaks, valleys, gorges (a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically
with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it), cliff, Ravines and gully (a water-worn
ravine) are important features are found there.
 Steep sided peaks and deep narrow valleys are located there.

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 Cold winds blow during winters and temperature falls below freezing point in winters.
 Precipitation is mainly in the form of snow fall at higher altitude and rainfall at lower altitude
during winter.
 Winters are long and cold while summers are mild and short.
 Alpine forests are located.
 Glaciers here.
 Khunjerab & Karakoram pass are located in the Karakoram Range.
 Many passes including Khyber Pass, Lawari Pass, Shandur Pass etc. are located in Himalaya

Drainage of Karakoram Range: (how water is carried from one place to another)

 Drainage is called total run off of water.

 River Shyok and river Gilgit are the main source of drainage.
 As main glaciers are located in the region so the melting of snow gives rise to the water table.
 As the rivers are in the upper course so the flow of rivers is very fast.
 Whatever comes in the flow of the rivers like pebbles stones etc. are carried forward and is
deposited in the reservoirs in the form of silt
 Due to the deposition of silt the storage capacity of reservoirs is decreasing.
 River Indus & River Chenab is the main sources of drainage in himalaya.

 River Swat & river Kabul are the main sources of drainage at hindukush
 Warsak Dam on river Kabul is the main source of irrigation, drainage and power of generation.

Lifestyle & Economic Activities (northern mountains):

 Nomadic to semi nomadic lifestyle is common at higher altitude areas.

 Animal rearing is the main profession of the nomadic & semi nomadic people.
 Transhumance is practiced at higher altitude areas.
 Agriculture is also practiced on smaller scale.
 Warsak dam on river Kabul provides irrigation, drainage & power generation.
 Mining is also one of the professions (on Hindu Kush).
 Primary, secondary & tertiary industries are found here.
 Tobacco, wheat, rice & sugarcane are grown here.
 Apple, apricot, grapes, and peaches are common here.

IMPORTANCE OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS:

 Historical passes connect Pakistan to China and Afghanistan. A land route through Karakoram
Highway has been opened to carry out trade.
 Snowcapped peaks melt during summer to drain water into river Indus and its tributaries
which irrigate vast Indus plain.
 A source of valuable minerals, timber and fruits. Provides raw material to several industries
e.g. Furniture, paper, chipboard industry, chemical industries.

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 Mountain peaks provide protection to Pakistan against the cold winds from central Asia. The
temperature does not go below freezing point over the upper Indus plain & climate remains
tolerable throughout the year.
 Scenic beauty promotes tourist resorts which are source of Income to local people during
summer.

Important Passes of Northern Mountains:

Karakorum 5575 Connects Kashmir with China Khunjrab 4733 Connects N.Areas with China Lawari
3188 Connects Dir and Chitral Babusar (Himalayas) 4173 Connects N.Areas and Mansehra

1: Khyber Pass: leads to the fertile vale of Peshawar.

2: kurram pass: a route to Afghanistan
3: Tochi pass: connects Gazhni to Bannu.
4: Gomal Pass: connects Afghanistan to Derajats
5: Bolan: connects the Kachhi Sbi Plain to Quetta.

WESTERN MOUNTAINS:

(i)SAFED KOH:

RELIEF:

 Located at the south of Kabul river

 They are called safed koh (White Mountains) because their peaks are often covered with
snow.
 Steep sided mountains & deep narrow valley are located here.
 Height reaches up to 4712 meters.
 Snowfall at higher altitude & rainfall at lower altitude is experienced during winters.
 Winters are cold and long while summers are mild, hot & short.
 Passes like Kurram pass is found there which provides a route to Afghanistan.
 Cities like Peshawar, kohat are located there.
 Alpine & coniferous forests are located here.

 Waziristan hills are located between River Kurram & River Gomal.
 They reach up to a height of 3513 meters.
 These hill ranges forms a rampart between Afghanistan & Pakistan.
 Passes like Tochi & Gomal pass located there.
 Sulaiman Range Is located to the west of river Indus.
 Takht-e-sulaiman at 3500 meters is the highest peak.
 Moving southward of Slaiman Range is joined by Kirthar Range, which is later backed by the
Pab range.
Drainage:

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 River Kabul & river kurram drain these areas.

 Warsak dam on river Kabul & kurram dam on river kurram are the main source of drainage,
irrigation and power generation.
 Melting of snow gives rises to the water table.
 As these rivers are in the upper course so flow of the rivers is very fast.
 River Kurram & River Gomal drain safed koh.
 Kurram Dam on river Kurram provides irrigation, drainage & power generation at safed koh.
 Sulaiman Range Is located to the west of river Indus.
 Takht-e-sulaiman at 3500 meters is the highest peak.
 Moving southward of Slaiman Range is joined by Kirthar Range, which is later backed by
the Pab range.
 Lime stone and sandstone are the main minerals in this area.

 Rivers Hub, Porali & Hingoli drains sulaiman range.

 Braided river channels drain the Suleiman range.
 Hub dam on river Hub provide irrigation, drainage & power generation.

Life style & Economic Activities (western mountains):

 The WM are mostly bare of vegetation and climate & relief do not support farming.
 Canal irrigation is not impossible.
 Transportation is very limited. Except Peshawar and kohat rest of the area is not connected
with air or rail.
 The cost of infrastructure is very high.
 Nomadic to semi nomadic lifestyle is common at higher altitude areas.
 Animal rearing is the main profession of the nomadic & semi nomadic people.
 Western mountains are rich in mineral resources like Natural Gas, Coal, Iron ore, Copper etc.
 In the winters in house cottage industry of carpet making & hand knotted articles become
very common.

THE BALOCHSTAN PLATEAU:

 BP is located in the southwest of Pakistan with altitude from 600-3010.

 Total area is 347190 sq. KM.
 It has the following natural topographical features.

a) Basins of Baluchistan:

b) Mountain ranges:
Toba Kakar Range
Central Barahvi Range
Chaghai range
Ras koh range
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Makran range
Siahen range

c) The Coastal areas:

Lifestyle & Economic activity:

 Nomadic to semi nomadic lifestyle is common at higher altitude.

 Animal rearing is the main profession of nomadic & semi nomadic people.
 Agriculture is performed.
 Irrigation is obtained through the canals linked with dams & Barrages.
 Fruit orchards grow apple, apricot, peach etc. in large quantities.
 Baluchistan plateau is a mineralized zone & natural gas, coal, limestone, copper etc. are
extracted.
 People living on coastal areas perform fishing & marine fishing is the main profession.
 Mangrove forest is the main vegetation of the coastal areas of Baluchistan Plateau.

POTWAR PLATEAU & SALT RANGE:

Location, Relief & Drainage:

 PP and the salt range are located to the south of Islamabad between the river Indus and
river Jhelum
 Height of PP varies from 300 to 600 meters.
 It is generally referred to as bad land topography.
 It is dominated by limestone ridges, salt, coal & oil mines & ravines.
 Kalar- Kahar Lake & Khabaki Lake is two salt lakes.
 Kala- Chitta & Khairi – Murat Range are the two prominent hill ranges (1000 meters).
 River Jehlum & River Soan is the two main source s of drainage.
 Mangla Dam on River Jhelum is the main source of irrigation, drainage, & power
generation.

Lifestyle & Economic Activity:

 Potwar Plateau is a mineralized zone & minerals like coal, rock salt &
 Limestones are found in abundance.
 Agriculture is practiced on very small scale.
 Attock Oil refinery is also located here.
 It has a high population density & contains all three types of industries.
 Rawalpindi, Jhelum & Chakwal are the important towns of Plateau.
 It is a very developed place.
 It is linked throughout the country via roads, rail & airways.

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THE INDUS PLAIN:

 The plains that are formed by River Indus & its tributaries.
 Indus plain located throughout most of Punjab & the central part of Sindh.
 Northern part is known as the upper Indus plain.
 Five main tributaries of the Indus joined at Panjnad.
 River Panjnad flows 72 km before joining the Indus near Mithankot.
 Below Mithankot in Sindh, the Indus flow as a gigantic river till it falls into the Arabian Sea.
 This part is known as lower Indus plain

1: Active Flood Plain areas:

 Narrow strip of land on both sides of the River Indus & its tributaries. These plains are actively
inundated.
 It is locally called as Bet or Khaddar land.
 These plains have fertile top soil formed by the annual deposition of fresh alluvium.
 These plains are annually inundated.
 Flood plain is around 40 km wide which makes it an important farming area.
 The top fertile soil is carried to infertile areas to make them fertile.
 Meanders, oxbow lakes & levees are the important feature of Active flood plain.
2: The old flood plain areas:

 These plains are formed by the deposition of old alluvium.

 These plains are higher in height that the active flood plains & are inundated once a decade
or in heavy monsoon.

 These are among the most fertile plains in the world.

 Meanders scars, oxbow lakes, old levees are also found there. Large quantities of crops are
grown there.

3: Alluvial Terraces:
 They are locally called Bars.
 Bars are found in the Doab.
 Doab is the land between two rivers.

 Sindh-Sagar Doab between River Indus & River Jhelum.

 Chaj Doab between River Jhelum & River Chenab.
 Rachna Doab between River Ravi & River Chenab.

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 Bari Doab between River ravi & River Beas.

4: Piedmont plains:

 PP is located at the foot hills of the Suleiman, kirthar and Himalayan mountains.
 The most dominant features of the pp are the alluvial fans.
 They become active only during the rainy season.
 The gravel, sand and alluvium deposited by rivers form alluvial fans.
 The Suleiman PP is also known as Derajat.
 The pp is mainly agricultural.

5: Tidal delta:
 The Indus delta is located to the south of Thatta.
 A delta is often triangular or fan shaped.
 When river flows into sea, its speed is soon checked and its load of alluvium is dropped on the
sea floor.
 The Indus delta has mangrove swamps.
 The coastal area is generally low and flat.

6: Cuestas: (a ridge with a gentle slope (dip) on one side and a steep slope (scarp) on the other)

 Cuestas are the limestone ridges (mound).

 These ridges are the small variable height features.
 Rohri Cuesta attains the height of about 80 meters & is about 40 km long.
 These limestone ridges provide a firm foundation for the construction of barrages for
irrigation.
 Cuestas also provide scenic beauty and flat landscape.

The desert areas:

 Desert areas in Pakistan are located at three places.

(i) the Sindh Sagar Doab or Thal desert, located between the river Indus and river Jhelum
(ii) The Thar Desert is located towards south eastern Pakistan. It can further be divided into
three main reasons:
(a) Cholistan
(b) Nara
(c) Tharparkar (thar)

(iii) The Kharan desert.

 Rolling sand dunes, weathering of rocks, lack of vegetation and bare rocks are the
main features in the desert areas of Pakistan.
 Rainfall is scanty and the water table is extremely low.

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IMPORTANT TERMS - Avalanche: A huge mass of snow that moves down the slope. Bar: Alluvial terrace
an old flood plain fairly high to active flood plain. Bet: Active flood plain. Doab / Interfluves: Land between
two rivers. Dhand : Small salt lake. Khaddar: Fresh Alluvium. Karez: Irrigation Method used in Baluchistan
which consists of a water- tunnel or a narrow underground canal. Landslide: landslide is the movement of rocks
and soil down the mountain slopes. Mountain: A raised part of the earth with a peak, steep slope attaining over
1000 meters height than a hill. Range: A group of mountains is called a range. Plateau: An area of fairly level
high ground. Plain: A flat land with fertile soils used to grow crops. Topography: The arrangement of the natural
and artificial features of an area. The synonyms of topography are land forms/ physical features/ physiography
and configuration of earth surface. Relief: The specific forms of a physical feature. Economic activities: All
activities which are carried out to produce something.

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 UNIT 2
CLIMATE OF PAKISTAN

Weather:
 The day to day changes in the atmosphere.

Climate:
 The change in the atmosphere that persists for long period of time, usually 30 years.

Climatic Elements:

(a) Temperature
(b) Atmospheric pressure
(c) Precipitation(rainfall)
(d) Humidity
(e) Winds

Temperature:

 Diversity in temperature in various regions is due to the following factors

(i) Large spread of altitude from 24 degree north to 37 degree north.

(ii) Diversity of relief ranging from the every high mountain in the north to low lying
coastal areas in the south.
(iii) High temperature in upper and lower Indus plain up to 45 degree in summer
(Jacobabad is known as thermal pole).
(iv) Coastal areas have moderate temperature due to see breezes.

Main sources of Rainfall in Pakistan:

 Rainfall through Monsoon winds (July –September)

 Rainfall through the western depression also called winter monsoon.(November –March)
 Rainfall through the thunderstorm also called convectional rainfall.( October –November,
April –June)
 Relief Rainfall.
 Tropical cyclones

Rainfall through Monsoon Winds (July – September)

 Word monsoon means season.

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  The monsoon winds causing rainfall from July to September originate from the Bay of
Bengal in the Indian Ocean.
 After originating from the Bay of Bengal, monsoon winds start moving from east to west.
 On their way to Pakistan monsoon winds cause rainfall over Bangladesh and India and
then these winds reach Pakistan.
 By the time these winds reach Pakistan most of their moisture is utilized by thee two
countries.
 Only tail end of the monsoon is received by Pakistan.
 Hence the amount of rainfalls is not only little but is variable as well.
 Mean rainfall in both July and August is 125 mm; September is the end of the monsoon
season.
 Northern North Western & Eastern sides of Pakistan received their summer rainfall
through the monsoon winds.
 Murree, Abbotabad, Peshawar,Swat, Islamabad,Gujrat , Gujranwala ,Sialkot, Lahore ,
Faisalabad are some of the places where monsoon rainfall is experienced.

Rainfall through the western depression (November –March)

 The winds causing rainfall during winters originate from the Mediterranean Sea.
 After originating from the Mediterranean Sea they move to the east.
 On their way to Pakistan the western depressions cause rainfall over Turkey, Middle East
countries, Iraq, Iran Afghanistan and then Pakistan.
 Most of their moistures are utilized by these countries and Pakistan receives very little
rainfall during winters.
 The amount of rainfall during winters is lower than the amount of rainfall during summer.
 The western depression causes rainfall at lower altitude and snow fall at higher altitude
areas.
 Northern, North western and western side of Pakistan receive their winter rainfall
through the western depression.
 Murree, Swat, Gilgit, Hunza, Mardan, Peshawar, Quetta, Ziarat etc are some of the areas
those receive winter rainfall through the western depression.

Convectional Rainfall or Rainfall through Thunderstorm :( April – June, Oct-Nov)

 Unlike monsoon and western depression, convectional rainfall is experienced by the

locally evaporated winds.
 Through local evaporation & transpiration the water molecules go up to the atmosphere
and after condensation, these molecules get the form of clouds and these clouds cause
rainfall at the nearby places.
 Convectional Currents are associated with the windstorm or thunderstorm and cause
uprooting of trees and destruction as well.
 Convectional rainfall can be experienced at any place in Pakistan, particularly North and
North western areas of Pakistan.

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  Rawalpindi and Peshawar receive some rainfall in early summer caused convectional
currents.
 It is not as plenty source of rainfall as monsoon or depression but it is an important
source of rainfall that fills the gap.

Relief rainfall:

 RR is mainly confined to the northern mountainous areas, where there is the largest
forest domination.
 Due to excessive rate of evapo transpiration more and more water molecules go up into
the atmosphere and more and more water gets back to the ground in the form of rainfall.
 The windward side of the mountains receives more relief rainfall than the leeward side
of the mountain.

Tropical cyclones:

 TC brings a few hours of very heavy rainfall with destructive winds to the coastal areas.
 They originate over the Arabian Sea quite often.
 This source of rainfall is totally unreliable.

Climatic Zones

(a) High land Zone

(b) Low land Zone
(c) Arid Climate
(d) Coastal Climate (Maritime Climate):

Causes of floods:

 Melting of snow during winter.

 Heavy monsoon rainfall.
 Cutting of trees on the foothills increase surface run-off.
 Failure to strengthen or heighten embankments alongside rivers.

Benefits of floods:

 Floods return nutrients to the land.

 Floods distribute rich sediment and refresh streams.
 Floods spread a layer of alluvium which increases the fertility of the land.
 The reproduction, breeding and multiplication of inland fresh water fish and prawn
species is finely tuned and adjusted to the monsoon flooding.
 Floods also recharge ground water supplies.

Drought in Pakistan:

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  A prolonged shortage of water creates drought.
 Lack of rainfall results in severe water shortage which can destroy crops.
 Drought brings famine, disease and death on massive scale.

Types of drought:

 Permanent droughts
 Seasonal drought
 Invisible drought
 Unpredictable drought.

Causes of droughts in Pakistan:

 Unreliability of monsoon winds.

 Global climate.
 Deforestation
 Mismanagement of water resources.
 Disputed and unfair distribution of water.
 Overgrazing

UNIT 3
WATER RESOURCES
Resources:

 Land, water, air.

 Natural resources can be described as renewable or nonrenewable resources.

(a) Renewable resources:

 RR can be recycled or reused.

 They can be used over and over again e.g. water, sunlight, wind power, tidal power,
and geothermal power.
 Sustainable e.g. vegetation, soil, landscape.

(b) Nonrenewable resources:

 NRS occur in limited quantity.

 If their use continues they will run out like fossil fuels and minerals.

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 Hydrological cycle:
 The water that reaches the ground from the atmosphere falls in various ways such as rain,
snow or hail. This is called precipitation.
 Some of the water runs directly off the earth’s surface as rivers and streams draining into
lakes and the sea.
 The rest of the water is either utilized by plants or soaks into the ground.
 Water is returned to the atmosphere as water vapor through evaporation from surface
water and by transpiration from plants.
 Rising into the atmosphere the water vapor cools to form water droplets and this system
is called condensation.
 This cycle is called the hydrological cycle.
The Indus system:

 Indus is the largest river of Pakistan

 It is watered by the glaciers of the Karakorum and Hindu Kush. The source of river Indus
is at the lake Mansorowar at Tibet China.
 After crossing the Himalayas it turns into south west and enters Pakistan.
 After leaving the mountainous region of kalabagh the river enters the plains of Punjab
and Sindh.
 Finally the Indus flows into Arabian Sea.
 The total journey of the Indus from source to mouth is about2900 km.
 On its way from source to mouth Indus is joined by some Eastern and Western tributaries.

 Eastern tributaries are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.

 Rising in the Himalayas and passing through Kashmir, the rivers enter the plains.
 The river Beas joins river Sutlej before entering into Pakistan.
 All the Eastern tributaries join at Panjnad and then flow for about a unified stream and
join the Indus at Mithankot after a distance of 72 km.
 The river Indus has the highest mean monthly discharge in June and July.

 Western rivers are Swat, Kabul, kurram, Tochi, Gomal, Zhob. These are smaller in length
and width and have less water than the eastern tributaries.

 The Indus basin covers an area of about one million square kilometers.
 The system irrigates about 60 % of Pakistan’s cultivatable land.
Baluchistan River System:

 Quetta being a high altitude region has the central position in the drainage pattern of
Baluchistan.
 Rivers like Zhob, Khandar and the kalachi drain into river Indus because they flow
eastwards.
 The rivers Loralai. Chakar, Bolan and Mula are absorbed into Kalachi Sibi Plain.
 The rivers Hab, Porali, Hingol and Mashkel drain into the Arabian Sea.
 There are many small rivers that flow westward and drain into shallow depressions called
Humuns.

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 There are so many rivers in Baluchistan those are absorbed in the land and do not join
any other water body.
 This unique pattern of drainage is called Inland Drainage. Braided river channels are the
depressions those are flooded only when there is heavy rainfall and otherwise they
remain dry.

Indus Waters Treaty:

 The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan,
brokered by the World Bank (then the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development). The treaty was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960 by Prime
Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan.
 According to this agreement, control over the three "eastern" rivers — the Beas, the
Ravi and the Sutlej — was given to India, while control over the three "western" rivers
— the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum — to Pakistan.
 Tarbela Dam is an earth fill dam located on the Indus River in Pakistan. It is the largest
earth-filled dam in the world and fifth-largest by structural volume.
 The Mangla Dam is a multipurpose dam located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur
District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the 7th largest dam in the world.
 Warsak Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the Kabul River approximately
20 km northwest of the city of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
 The Kalabagh Dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Indus River at Kalabagh in the
Mianwali District of Punjab Province in Pakistan. Intensely debated, if constructed the
dam would have 3,600 megawatts of electricity generation capacity.
 Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a gravity dam, in the preliminary stages of construction, on the
River Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
 Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the Haro River near Potowar Plateau and the village
of Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, about 25 miles from Islamabad, Pakistan.
And 15 km from Haripur.
 Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of-the-river
power project on the Chenab River in the southern Doda district of the Indian state of
Kashmir.

Ground Water:

 The water available under the ground is called ground water.

 This water is brought to the ground by the method of lift irrigation by shallow wells, tube
wells and the Karez system
 GW can be sweet or saline. But it cannot be saline near the sources or recharge.

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 Methods of irrigation:

Traditional Methods:

(i) Shaduf:
A large pole balanced on a crossbeam, a rope and bucket on one end and a heavy
counter weight at the other. By pulling the rope it lowered the bucket into a canal or
river. The operator would then raise the full bucket of water by pushing down on the
counter weight.

(ii) Well: A well is a hole dug in the ground to obtain the subsoil water. An ordinary well is
about 3-5 meters deep but deeper wells up-to 15 meters is also dug.
(iii) Inundation canals:
Inundated canals are long canals taken off from large rivers and it receives water when
the river is high enough and especially when it is in flood.

(iv) Charsa:
In charsa irrigation, animal power is used to pull out water from the well. In this the
small area irrigates and lots of time is waste in this system of irrigation.

(v) Persian Wheel:

Persian water wheel is a device used to raise water out of well or river. It is a system of
a chain of buckets slung round a vertical wheel, which is turned by a system of another
interlocking vertical and horizontal wheels powered by an ox or bull driven in a circle.
With the passage of time the wooden wheel is replaced by metal.

(vi) Karez:
(An underground irrigation channel), it is an underground structure for collecting
groundwater and conveying it to the surface. Such structures are in use in the
mountainous and foothill areas. Water from a karez is used for water supply and
irrigation. Karez tunnels can be as much as several kilometres long.

Modern methods:

(i) Perennial canals:

 They are linked to dams and barrages to provide water throughout the year and they
irrigate a vast area.

(ii) Tubewells:

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  Tubewells have diesel or electrically operated pumps that can raise water from the
depth of 92 meters (300 feet) to irrigate farms of more than 1000 hectares.
 Tubewells also help to lower the water table thereby protecting the land from water
logging and salinity.

(iii) Sprinkler:

 Sprinklers are connected to public water supply pipes.

 They are centrally placed in fields to water the plants.
 They are used mainly in orchards and market gardening.
 It works efficiently with much less water wastage.
Uses of water:

 Major uses of water are agriculture, domestic and industrial.

 95 % of water is used for the irrigation purposes.

(a) Domestic uses:

 Drinking
 Cooking
 Washing
 Sanitation

(b) Industrial uses:

 Pharmaceutical industry
 Tanning industry(washing, dyeing)
 Food processing (juices, syrups)
 Chemical industry (acids, liquid bleach)
 Textile industry(washing, printing)
 Mineral water industry.
 Iron and steel industry.
 Thermal power stations( to produce steam that make the turbine move)
 Hydro – electric power stations.

(c) Irrigation

 Irrigation is an artificial supply of water.

 In Pakistan 75 % of the cultivated area is under irrigation.
 By canal irrigation millions of gallons of water are utilized that would flow into the
Arabian Sea.
 Canal system irrigates a vast area. Even the deserts have been made productive.
 Irregular supply of water in the rivers is then regulated by construction of dams and
barrages.
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  Huge quantities of water from monsoon rainfall and melting of snow can be stored in
reservoirs during summer season.
Siltation in Reservoirs:

 The deposition of materials brought by the rivers in the reservoirs is called silt.
 This leads to the decrease in storage capacity of the reservoirs.

(i) Causes:

 Abundance of silt eroded from the Karakoram, Hindukush and Himalayan

mountains.
 Deforestation
 Rivers from the narrow and deep valleys in the mountainous areas. Most of the
eroded material is washed down into the plains and piles in reservoirs of the
dams.

(ii) Effects:

 Blockage of canals because silt accumulates.

 Weakens the foundation of dams.
 Choking of irrigation canals.
 Reduced capacity of reservoir and less flow of water affects the generation of Hydro
electric power. it also results in availability of less water for irrigation purposes.
 Flow of flood water is hampered which may cause heavy damage to the dam because of
mounds of silt which block the flow of water.

(iii) Control:

 Large scale afforestation especially on the foothills of the Himalayas.

 Cemented embankment of canals to make cleaning easier.
 Installation of silt trap before the water flows to the dams.
 Raising height of the dam to increase the capacity of the reservoir.
Types of Canals:

(i) Inundation Canals /seasonal canal

These canals provide water for irrigation only when there is high water table in the rivers.

(ii) Perennial Canals

These canals provide water for irrigation all year round.

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 (iii) unlined canals

The canals which do not have concrete or cemented embankments

(iv) lined canals

The canals having concrete embankment

Water logging and salinity:

 The condition when the water table of the ground rises is called water logging.
 When water level comes close to the ground.
 Salinity occurs when ground water rises and evaporates leaving the salt behind.
 Unlined perennial canals and the slow movements of water causes water logging and then
salinity.
 This occurs when water from the unlined perennial canals penetrate into the ground
causing water logging and salinity.

Solution to water logging and salinity:

(i) Installation of tube wells.

 Tubewells are installed to solve the problem of water logging and salinity.
 Boring is done 100 meters below the ground using machines.
 Tubewells use electric pumps to lift the ground water.
 After the water is lifted, the water table of the ground goes down.
 Tubewells were used for the first time in 1953 and since then it has become the
second largest source of irrigation after canal irrigation.

(ii) planting of Eucalyptus tree

 It is the tendency of eucalyptus tree to be grown in waterlogged areas.

 It absorbs and utilizes the extra water present in the soil.

(iii) Lining of canals.

 Canals are lined from the banks to avoid absorption of water through the banks.

(iv) SCARP programme.

 Water logging can be controlled by the launching of the scarp (salinity control and
reclamation project)
 It was framed in 1959 in which the Indus basin was divided into 28 zones.
 WAPDA was given the responsibility to carry out the project.
 Tube wells and surface drains were used to lower the water table and flush out salt from
the soil
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 UNIT 4
FOREST
 A large stretch of area dominated by trees is called forest.
 About 25 % of the total area should be covered with forest.
 In Pakistan forest dominate only 4-5 % of the area.

Types of Forest:

(i) Productive Forests:

 The forest which produce wood for furniture, herbs for medicines etc.
 They are thick forest; the canopy is so thick that sapling hardly receives sunlight.
 They can be natural or irrigated forests.
 They are also planted to maintain ecological balance.

(ii) Protective forest:

 These forests are planted to protect the environment.

 They are normally planted along both sides of roads, railways, rivers etc.
 The canopy is not as thick as that of production forests.
 They are mostly man made (irrigated) forests but they can be natural as well.
 Their main function is to protect the soil and to prevent it from eroding or blowing
away.
 They keep the environment pleasant by lowering the temperature and providing
shade.

Types of forests found in Pakistan:

(i) Alpine forests

 They are located in north and north western mountains.

 These forests are located above 4000 meters.
 They are located in snow – covered areas.
 Trees have stunted growth due to low temperature and less sunlight.
 Roots spread sideways on the thin soil to absorb nutrition and to have better grip
on the ground.
 Used as fuel wood normally.

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  Leaves are directed downwards to avoid snow accumulation.
 Gilgit, Skardu,chitral,dir etc are some of the areas where alpine forests are found.

(ii) Coniferous Forests:

 These forests are found at the height between 1000 meters and 4000 meters.
 Due to the availability of optimum environmental conditions, they are ever green
forests and rise to the height of 20- 25 meters.
 The top is cone like so these are called coniferous forests.
 Less leaves fall during autumn.
 Evergreen forests survive in low temperature.
 Sloping branches prevent snow accumulation.
 Murree, Abbotabad, Muzafarabad , swat, Mardan, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Quetta
etc are some of the areas of coniferous forests.
 Cheerch, Deodar etc are some of the species of coniferous. Wood is used for
furniture making domestic fuel, Herbs are used for medicine.
 Good breeding and conserving centers for birds and wildlife.
 Add to the scenic beauty of the area.

(iii) Subtropical Scrub Forests:

 These forests are located at the foothills of mountains and in plain areas.
 Due to the availability of optimum environmental conditions the trees grow to
reasonable good height and remain green for long period of time.
 Sub tropical broad leafed and tropical thorny species.
 Shisham, Babool, Diar, Willow etc are some of the species.
 Wood is used for furniture making, sports goods, and fuel wood by the local
people.
 These forests are also used for grazing purpose.
 Gujrat, Sheikhpura, Sialkot, Gujranwala,Peshawar,kohat mardan are some of the
places.

(iv) Tropical Thorn Forests (Rakh) :

 These are found in Punjab plains, southern and western Baluchistan and in sindh
plains.
 Due to lack of optimum conditions trees do not attain good height ( 6 to 10
meters) .
 Trees are mainly thorny bushes.
 Deep roots to search for water
 Wood is used as fuel wood by the locals.

(V) Riverain or Bela Forests:

 These forests are found in the Active Flood Plains of river Indus and its tributaries.

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  Linear plantation along the banks of rivers.
 As the optimum environmental conditions are met so the trees grow to good height.
 Species like Eucalyptus, Popular, Shisham, Babul etc are grown there.
 Wood from these forests is used in furniture making, sports goods making, papermaking
etc.
 Areas of the upper Indus plain are located in this region.

(vi) Mangrove Forests:

 These forests are found in coastal areas of sindh and of Baluchistan.

 The conditions required by the mangrove forest are in the coastal areas.
 They grow in salty water of the sea and require marshy soil.
 These forests do not grow to good height as their roots remain in water all the
time. In better water areas, the trees rise to 6-8 meters but their general height
is 3 meters.

(vii) Irrigated Forests:

 These forests were planted mainly by human.

 These can be both productive and protective forests.
 Changa Manga Is such a forests, other locations are Chicha Watni Guddu barrages.
 The British planted these to provide fuel wood to run locomotives.
 These are planted in the linear style on both sides of roads, railways, canals etc.
 They are planted to protect environment, to protect wood for furniture, for sports goods
manufacturing, solution to water logging and also use for paper making.

Deforestation:

 The removal of trees on large scale is called Deforestation.

Sustainable forestry:

 SF means that we should manage the forest resources in such a way as to ensure that we
will be able to obtain the things that we want from the forests on regular basis while
conserving the natural environment.

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 UNIT 5
FISHING INDUSTRY
Introduction:

 Fishing is one of the oldest occupations for people who live near lakes, rivers and the sea.
 With the progress of civilization fishing communities started breeding fish.
 This is called fish farming or aquaculture.
 In Pakistan there are many fish farms inland using man made rectangular ponds as well
as using protected areas in rivers and lakes.
 Marine fishing now includes some modern developments in the processing and exporting
of the catch.
 Fishing industry has a share of 0.9 % in Pakistan’s GDP.
 Pakistan earns 6 % of its total foreign exchange earnings by exporting fish, shrimps and
fish products.
 Fishing is the main occupation in the coastal settlements of Sindh and Baluchistan.
 The total number employed in fishing is 395000. Out of which 125000 (31.6%) are
engaged in marine fishing and 270000 persons (68.4%) in inland fishing. But the marine
catch is nearly three times that of the inland catch.

Fishing Areas and methods:

Marine Fishing:

 Pakistan has a coastline divided into Sindh (30%) and the Makran(70%) coasts.
 In Sindh Karachi is the main fishing centre.
 On the Makran coast fishing ports are small, often no more than villages like Sonmiani
and Jiwani. Gwader is the most important fishing port on this coast.
 Gwader besides Ormara and Pasni is being developed as a fishing centre by providing
improved facilities such as Ice factory, refrigeration plants and modern fish curing yards.

Types of Marine Fishing:

1: Subsistence fishing:

 In subsistence fishing fisherman and his family consume the fish they catch.
 Fish is the main component of their diet that lives on coastal areas.
 Subsistence fishermen uses conventional techniques like the traditional net, a small
wooden sail boat which does not travel far out to sea.

2: Commercial fishing;

 In commercial fishing fish is sold in the market.

 Fishing communities depend on fishing as the sole source of their income.

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  68 % of the total marine catch is at Sindh coast.
 Sindh coast is more developed because it has numerous creeks, sheltered harbors and a
wide shallow sea beyond.
 It has a wider continental shelf than the Makran coast.
 The Indus delta Is rich in fish food much f which is brought down to the delta by the river
indus.
 It has better export and processing facilities.
 In commercial fishing the gill netters and mechanized boats have made it possible to fish
50-60km from the coast in deep sea water.
 In Karachi the government has developed the Korangi fish harbor where storage and
packing facilities are available to fisherman.

Types of Marine Catch:

 Sharks
 Drums
 Croakers
 Cat Fish
 Skates
 Rays
Inland Fishing:

 Inland fishing is practiced in almost all the rivers and lakes in the country.
 The large reservoirs behind Dams, the lakes of Sindh and irrigation channels are all utilized
for fish farming.
 Dug ponds have also been made for this purpose.

Fish Farm:

 Fish farms are rectangular man made ponds for breeding of fish.
 They have a concrete or cemented impervious base to prevent water losses through
leakage.
 The side of the farm is edged with solidified mud.
 Trees are planted around the fish farms to keep the water body cool.

Main Fishing Center:

 Manchar Lake in Dadu district.

 Kairi (Keenjhar) Lake north of Thatta.
 Haleji Lake west of Thatta.
 Reservoirs of Mangla and Terbela Dams.
 River indus at Sukkar, Kotri and Thatta.

Types of inland fish:

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 Manaseer
 Palla
 Thalla
 Rahu
 Trout

Fish Marketing:

 Pakistan has a domestic and an international market for fish, shrimps and fish products.
 At the domestic level the catch from marine fisheries is supplied to the local fish markets
through wholesale dealers.
 Karachi is the main fishing centre where street hawkers also buy some of the fish catch
and provide a door to door service.
 Frozen or processed fish is supplied to only a few large departmental stores in urban areas
because people prefer to buy fresh fish and prawns rather than the processed ones.
 However the local demand for fish is less than its catch.
 The per capita consumption is 1.6 kg p.a, which is quite low as compared to the European
countries where it is 20 kg p.a.
 About 30% of the total fish catch is exported to 30 countries of the world.
 Japan is the main market for fish and shrimps.
 USA, UK and France are other markets.
 About 80 % of the total fish catch of the Makran coast is dried for export to the Middle
East.

Sustainable Fishing

 Fishing of endangered species of fish must be banned to allow stocks to recover

 Nets with certain size of holes be used to avoid by catch of smaller fish
 Illegal fishing must be stopped as they do not conform to rules and regulations. Like they
catch smaller and immature fish to maximize profits, unfortunately they can’t breed so
stocks are destroyed
 Quotas must be set for countries in international water

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 UNIT 6
MINERAL RESOURCES
Formation of minerals:

 Over 3000 minerals are currently known and about 50 new discovered each year.
 Some minerals are originally formed from hot magma, which contains the minerals.
 When the magna cools crystals of minerals appear.
 Most of the minerals are formed underground when heat and pressure transform one
form of rock into another.
 Decomposition of leaves, plants and bones, flesh ultimately transform into minerals but
it takes million of years.
 Mostly this process of decomposition happens in oceans where thousands of species dies
every day.

Mining processes:

 Mining is a process of digging rocks and minerals from the earth.

 Minerals are found at different depths.
 There are three main methods of mining.

(a) Open cast mining:

 Some minerals like coal and iron often lie near the surface.
 Open caste mining scoops up these minerals from near the surface with the help
of giant excavators and power shovels.
 Which then load the material into Lorries or railway wagons to be carried away.

(b) Underground Mining:

 There are two methods by which minerals are accessed underground.

(i) Adit mining:

 An adit is an opening or passage.

 Adit mining is done in hilly districts where a mineral seam is exposed on a hill side.
 Horizontal tunnels are dug into the side of a valley or hill to reach the mineral
deposit.

(ii) Shaft mining:

 Vertical shafts are dug down to the minerals, especially for coal.
 This method is expensive and can be dangerous.

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Metallic and Nonmetallic minerals:

 Metallic and nonmetallic are one of the mankind’s most highly prized possessions.
 Many of our articles are made from metallic minerals.
 Few elements such as gold and copper occur in pure form as “metallic minerals”, but most
are found as “ores”.
 Ores are compounds containing a high proportion of the metal.
 These metallic ores are cut or blasted from surrounding rock. The ore is crushed and the
worthless rock removed.
 Mineral resources are non-renewable although many can be recycled and used again.

Metallic minerals are:

 Iron ore
 Copper antimony
 Chromite
 Celestine
 Manganese
 Gold
 Silver
 Tin
 Bauxite

Non Metallic minerals are:

 Coal
 Sulphur
 Rock salt
 Gypsum
 Soapstone
 Limestone
 Marble
 Clays

Organizations for mining in Pakistan:

 Geological Survey of Pakistan, started working in 1947.its main function was to

investigate the minerals deposits.
 Pakistan Mineral Corporation started working in 1974.its main function was to explore
and market all the minerals. The Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) is
an autonomous corporation attached to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Resources, of the Government of Pakistan.
 Resource Development Corporation started working in 1974.it used to investigate and
develop copper mines at Saindak, Balochistan.

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 Gemstone Corporation of Pakistan established in 1979.its main aim was to develop
gemstone resources.

Description and uses of metallic and non metallic minerals:

(i) Rock salt:

 Seams of rock salt vary in thickness from between 20 to 100 meters.

 The rocks are white and pink in color.
 The salt is overlain by gypsum and clay.
 Rock salt is used for cooking and preservation purposes and for the manufacture
of soda ash, caustic soda and other sodas for laundries, textiles and tanning.

(ii) Brine:

 Used in chemical and fertilizer industry.

(iii) Limestone

 Limestone is a major sedimentary deposit and is widespread in Pakistan.

 It is the main raw material for cement.
 It is also used in the manufacture of bleaching powder, glass, soap, paper, paints and
lime.
 It is used to treat sugarcane waste to produce alcohol fuel.
 It is painted on barks of trees to counter pests and termite attacks.

(iv) Coal

 Pakistan has low quality coal is mainly used in brick kilns.

 Some is use to make coal.
 A small percentage is used for power generation.
 Thermal power stations are also being run by coal.

(v) Natural gas;

 Gas is being used in Domestic and industrial uses.

(vi) Gypsum:

 Found is grey, white and pink color.

 It is used in the manufacture of paints, fertilizers and pre – fabricated construction boards.
 White gypsum is used for making cement and plaster of Paris.
 Spread on saline soil to help land reclamation for farming

(vii) Marble:

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 Found in bands of white, grey, yellow and brown.
 It is used in buildings and for making chips for flooring and decorative pieces.

(viii) Clays

 China clay is used in the ceramic industry, for a special type of cement and has other
industrial uses.
 Fire clays fine clay capable of enduring high temperature to make fire bricks; it is also used
to make pottery and chemicals.

(ix) Magnetite

 It is used in the manufacture of cement, fertilizer, rayon, paper pulp, chemicals and
pharmaceuticals.

(x) Sulphur

 Sulphur is used in chemical industries to manufacture sulpheric acid, paints, explosive

materials, rayon and fertilizers.

(i) Chromite

 Chromite gives hardness and electrical resistance to steel.

 It is used for bridges and railways carriages.
 It is also used in metallurgical furnaces and for making engineering tools and
stainless steel etc.

(ii) Iron ore

 Steel making, construction and the transport industry.

(iii) Copper

 Making electrical wires and other electrical appliances especially switches that carry
current.
 It is also used in making alloys, water pipes and tanks.

(iv) Maganese

 Used in making dry batteries and paints.

 It is vital alloy in steel making.

(v) Bauxite:

 It is used in utensils, tins , cans etc.

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 UNIT 7
AGRICULTURE:
What is agriculture?

 Agriculture is a primary industry concerned with obtaining raw material from the ground
for immediate consumption or for further processing.
 All types of agriculture can be viewed as a system with inputs, processes and outputs.
 The inputs determine the type of processes on the farms. The result of what the farmer
does is the output.
 The inputs fall into two groups.

(i) NATURAL (Physical)

 The factors of nature that affect the possibilities for different crops and animals
.e.g. Land, Soil, climate, water.

(ii) HUMAN (economic)

 The involvement of the human beings through capital, machines, fertilizers, labor,
knowledge, land ownership, traditions, irrigation, pesticides.

Types of farming:

(a) Small scale subsistence farming:

(b) Cash Crop Farming:

Cropping seasons in Pakistan:

 There are two cropping seasons.

 The crops that are sown at beginning of the winter season, from October to November
and harvested in early summer from April to May are known as Rabi crops.
 The crops that are sown in summer April to June and harvested in early winter from
October to November are known as Kharif crops. They are rice, sugar cane, millets, maize
and cotton.

MAIN CROPS:

I: wheat:

 It is a staple food used in manufacture of bread and a variety of baked products.

 Low grades of wheat and by products of the flour are used as feed for livestock.
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  The canal irrigated areas of Punjab and Sindh meet most of the requirements for wheat.
 Waterlogged areas of the Indus plain are not suitable for the cultivation of wheat.
 Wheat is grown in few areas of KPK and Baluchistan.

Cultivation of wheat:

 In Oct. – December, after plowing the field, wheat seeds are sown directly into the
ground.
 Wheat does not need a lot of water.
 Farmers irrigate the land twice, the first irrigation is done one month after sowing and
the second is done one irrigation takes place one month before harvesting.
 Wheat is harvested after three months.
 Chaff is separated from the grain; the grain is then stored by the farmer for the use of his
family or transported to the market.

Growing wheat production:

 The yield of wheat has gradually increased in Pakistan with the introduction of new wheat
varieties and improved farming methods.
 There is improvement in the water management system to cut down water losses from
the canals to the fields.
 Chemical fertilizers are becoming more widely used.
 Government is providing loans on easy installments to purchase tractors etc.
 But Pakistan is rarely self –sufficient in wheat because of ever increasing population and
gradual decrease in cultivable area due to water logging and salinity.

 Maxi pak is one of the most widely used varieties sin Pakistan.

2: RICE:

 Rice is grown on a large scale for commercial purposes in Punjab and Sindh.
 In the northern hilly regions small scale subsistence rice farming is practiced.
 Rice seeds are initially sown into beds or nurseries.
 When the plant is about 9 inches high, it is transplanted into the prepared fields which
have flooded to a depth of 30 -37 cm.
 The rice fields are kept full of water until the rice is ripe.
 Threshing of rice is either done by draft animals or by a mechanical thresher.
 After threshing, rice is taken to the rice mills for polishing and packing.
 Rice husks are used for making cardboard or covering roofs of houses after mixing it with
mud and water.
 Use of Irri Pak variety has doubled the production of rice.
 Export of basmati Rice has increased over the years.

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3: COTTON:

 Cotton the king of fiber is the most widely used textile fiber.
 Used in making cloths, furnishing fabrics, bed linen.
 It is a kharif crop.
 Cotton seeds are sown at a distance apart of 30 cm to 45 cm in April – May.
 One month later the fields are irrigated.
 A second irrigation takes place after a further two months.
 Cotton bolls ripen in the dry months of October and November.
 The plant reaches a height of up to 135cm to 150 cm.
 After picking cotton bolls are loaded onto trucks immediately and transported to ginning
mill where the seeds are separated from the lint (fluffy mass of fibers inside the cotton
boll).
 Cotton seeds are used as animal feed and for the extraction of oil.
 Cotton lint is tied up in bales.

Varieties of cotton:

 Old varieties like Pak. Upland and Desi.

 High yielding varieties like Nayyab 78, B-557, 149 – F

4: SUGAR CANE:

 Sugar, brown sugar and Gur are made.

 Sugar cane stalks 30 cm high are planted in April to May.
 A distance of 30 cm is kept between each stalk.
 The quality and height of sugar cane depends upon proper irrigation and fertilizers
(potash).
 The height reaches to 6 to 7.3 feet and the crop can be rattooned and so harvested for 2-
3 years.
 After the sugar cane is harvested it sends up new shoots called rations and these left to
grow so that they can be harvested in the following years.
 Cutting sugar cane requires manual labor.
 At the sugar mill the cane is scrubbed to remove the smell and dirt.
 After extracting the juice by crushing the cane through heavy rollers, the juice is further
processed to produce white sugar.
 Bagasse and molasses are two major by products.

5: MAIZE:

 It’s a kharif crop.

 It’s a food grain as well as a raw material for edible oil production.
 It is used in the manufacture of corn flour, custard powder and other processed foods.
 It’s an also used as fodder for animals and poultry.

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6: PULSES:
 Pulses are rich in proteins and are popular in the local diet.
 Pulses fix nitrogen in the soil therefore helping to fertilize the crop that follows.
 Pulses are considered as low value crops because the cash returns are low and
consequently inputs are minimal.
 Important pulses are Mung, Mash, Grams, Masoor.

7: MILLETS:

 Jowar and bajra are two millets produced.

 They are fodder for animals, poultry.

8: OIL SEEDS:

 Oil seeds like sunflower, soya bean, rape seed, mustard, sarson, rai, linseed are used to
extract edible oil.
 The production of oilseeds is not sufficient to cater for the needs of the growing
population.
 68 % edible oil is being imported.

9: TOBACCO:

LIVSTOCK FARMING IN PAKISTAN:

 Rearing animals is one of the oldest and most common occupations of Pakistan.
 Shamilat are the grazing fields of the villages.
 Farmers who own bullocks, cattle, buffaloes, or sheep are considered as respectable
people.
 There are two types of farming, subsistence farming and commercial farming.
 There are three types of subsistence livestock farming.

(i) Nomadic:

 Nomadic people in Baluchistan and the desert areas of Punjab and sindh practice
subsistence farming
 They move from place to place along with their animals in search of food and
water.
 They rear sheep, goats, and camels.
 Sheep and goats provide them with food in the form of milk and meat and camels
carry their loads for long distances.

(ii) Transhumance:

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  Transhumance is the system of livestock farming in which the animals are kept on
pastures highup in the mountains in summer and brought down to lower pastures in
winter.
 This system is common in the northern and the western mountains.
 Meat, dairy products and wool are the main outputs.
(iii) Settled:

 Subsistence livestock farming is also practiced in the villages of Punjab and Sindh.
 Cows and hens are kept for milk and eggs to be continued by the family.
 Excess milk is processed to make butter or ghee.

Subsistence livestock farming as a system:

INPUTS:
 Natural grazing fields for fodder
 Water from ponds and lakes
 Open land
 Labor women and children of the family.

PROCESS:
 Natural breeding
 Feeding
 Milking manually
 Slaughtering
 Shearing wool from sheep.
OUTPUTS:
 Milk
 Meat
 Wool
 eggs

LIVESTOCK FARMING ON A COMMERCIAL FARM:

 Commercial Livestock Farming is practiced either on a small scale by private owners or on

a large scale by government owned or military farms.
 Scientific methods are not necessarily to be used.
 Such dairy farms often lacking appropriate drainage or water supplies and a land use
incompatible with modern hygienic city life.
 Fodder has to be brought on from the nearest crop growing area, often by heavily
overloaded Lorries.
 Cattle dung is collected and dried in circular cakes plastered on any convenient wall and
sold to the market to be used as manure or domestic fuel.
 There are some notable exceptions such as Australian designed dairy farms for Islamabad
and Karachi, the Govt. dairy farm for Quetta etc.

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  To boost livestock production scientific breeding methods and better nutritional diets are
in use on many of the government farms.
 Veterinary facilities are also being provided.

Main Livestock Resources:

(i) Cattle
 Bullock
 Cow
 Camels
 Mules

(ii) Buffaloes
 Nili bar
 Kundi
 Ravi

(iii) Sheep and goats:

(iv) Poultry
 Chicken (egg)

Factors affecting farming:

(i) Natural (physical)

 Topography
 Soil
 Water including rainfall
 Temperature
 Pests and diseases.

(ii) Human (economic)

 Irrigation
 Marketing
 Size of farm
 High yielding varieties
 Mechanization
 Fertilizers
 Plant protection programmes

How the use of chemicals affect the environment:

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  Farmer adds a nitrate fertilizer to increase crop yields.it is expensive to buy.
 Pesticides also drain into river water and cause pollution.
 Nitrates in rivers encourage growth of algae and large plants. They use up oxygen.
 Fish die out due to lack of oxygen.
 Water used for domestic supply affects human health.

UNIT 8
POWER RESOURCES:
Nonrenewable energy resources:

(1) Coal:
 Coal is a very old fossil fuels
 The better types of coal have been taken several hundred million years to form
 Coal is formed by the decomposition of natural vegetation.
 There are different types of coal.
 In Pakistan bituminous to lignite types are found in limited quantity.

Types of coal:

(a) Anthracite:
 Best quality coal
 Hardest with the highest hydrocarbon content
 Burns quietly with great heat
 It is the blackest coal of all.
 It is formed in thin layers very deep underground.

(b) Bituminous
 Steam coal
 Coking coal
 A superior black, hard coal found in highly compressed seams.
 Burns with great heat.
 Its hydrocarbon content is less than that of anthracite.
 Coking coal is burnt to produce coke
 It is also used in blast furnaces for the extraction of iron from the iron ore.
 It is often formed between lignite and anthracite

(c) Lignite
 It is found near the surface and it is easier to mine.
 It is lower quality coal with a high moisture and ash content.
 It has low heating value.

(d) Peat

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  Exclusively vegetative matter and represents the initial stage of coal formation.
 Its carbon content is slow

Transportation of coal from the coal mine to the end user:

 After the extraction of coal from the coal face, it is loaded onto trolleys, which run on a
track, which leads from the coalmine to the outside surface.
 In some small coalmines donkeys are used as an underground transport.
 Once the coal comes out of the mine , the qualities of coal are separated and sold to the
middleman who further loads it into trucks and supplies it to the brick kilns and cement
factories where it used as a fuel.
 When the coal is supplied to thermal power stations, rail transport is also used if it is
economically feasible.
 Brick kilns use 65 % of Pakistan’s coal production.

Coal as a preferred source of power in near future:

 Till the late 1990s coal was considered as the least popular energy fuel due to its poor
quality and dangerous mining conditions.
 Recently government has been considering the use of coal in the industrial sector and for
power generation due to the following factors.
(i) New reserves of coal have been discovered in recent years. It I estimated that
Pakistan has 7508 million tones of proven coal reserves in 8 major fields in lower
Sindh and the salt range.
(ii) In view of the uncertainty surrounding the price of oil and the tremendous amount of
foreign exchange involved in the import of oil, the authorities have considered the
option of the use of indigenous coal as an alternate source of f

(2) MINERAL OIL (petroleum)

 Most important fossil fuel today

 Also known as “black gold’.
 It occurs in porous spaces of sedimentary rocks and is derived mainly from the
decomposition of marine animal and vegetation matter over several million years.
 It can found many hundreds of meters underground or under the sea bed.
 It mainly occurs in dome shaped anticlines between two layers of non porous rocks.
 The oil is trapped in the anticline with gas above and water below.

Oil prospecting and Drilling:

 Wells are drilled to pump this liquid fuel out of the ground.
 Once the drilling site has been selected, a derrick or drilling rig is set up.
 The derrick is a large steel structure that holds the drilling pies and other equipment.

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Oil refining:

 Crude oil cannot be used in its raw state.

 It has to be processed and refined into useful products such as petrol; for cars, aero
planes, heating oil, kerosene, diesel oil for truck and buses.
 It is cheaper to import crude oil and refine it locally for domestic and industrial use than
to import refined products.
 Crude oil production accounted for 36.15 % and import oil accounted for 63.85 %.
 Refined oil production is 33.58 % whereas import of refined oil accounted 64.42%.
 A substantial proportion of Pakistan’s import bill is spent on petroleum products which
is a great burden on Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves.

Oil refineries:

Pak-Arab Refinery Ltd.

National Refinery Ltd.
Byco Petroleum Pakistan Ltd. (Byco)
Pakistan Refinery Ltd. (PRL)
Enar Petroleum Refining Facility (Enar),
Indus Oil Refinery Ltd
Attock oil refinery
Uses of oil:

 Uses of by – products (wax, plastics, synthetic rubber, detergents, pharmaceutical

products, furnace oil)
 Source of power (thermal electricity, for heating)
 As a lubricant for machine
 As an indispensable motor fuel (petrol, diesel, air crafts, cars, buses, rail engines)
Transportation of imported and local petroleum;

(i) transport at sea:

 Pakistan’s imported petroleum is transported by sea from oil producing countries
(Saudi Arabia, UAE) through oil tankers.
 At keamari port or post Qasim, the oil tanker is berthed at the designated oil pier.
 The pier is a platform with an oil handling system.
 Through the pier the ship is connected to the oil handling system.
 The oil products are pumped from the oil tanker, ship to the oil marketing
companies/refineries’ storage tanks at keamari and korangi.

(ii) Transport on land:

On land oil is transported in 3 ways.

(a) by pipeline
(b) by road tanker
(c) by rail tanker

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  Transportation by road and rail tankers is relatively costly, time consuming and
inefficient as compared to transmission by pipelines.
 Movement of these products by roads is not only dangerous for traffic but because
of their weight, it can also cause extreme degradation to the existing road surface
and be a danger to human lives.
 Pipeline transportation is the most efficient, convenient and cheapest mode of
transportation besides being far more environmentally friendly.

PARCO’s project for the transportation of oil:

 In 2002 PARCO launched a white oil pipeline project (WOPP) which is carrying refined oil
from Karachi to the north.
 After conversions of PARCO’s existing pipeline network for crude oil transportation, the
white oil pipeline is used for the transportation of refined petroleum products to the
central and northern regions of Pakistan.
 These areas account for almost 60 % of the total petroleum consumption in the country.
 Bin Qasim Port is the initial point of the white Oil Pipeline project.
 The new underground pipeline costed $480 million and also carrying refined oil from the
Pakistan oil refinery at port Qasim to Mahmood Kot in district Muzaffargarh covering a
distance of 817 KM.

(3) NATURAL GAS:

 NG found in oil bearing rocks above the oil.

 These rocks have millions of tiny holes
 Above these rocks there is a layer of non- porous rocks that trap the gas underground
and stop it from leaking out to the surface.
 Natural gas is made up of many gases especially methane, ethane, propane and
butanes.
 Natural gas was discovered in 1952 at Sui, Baluchistan by Pakistan petroleum limited
(PPL).
 This gas field is considered to be one of the largest in the world.
 When natural gas is cooled to a very low temperature it turns into a liquid.
 This liquid is called liquefied petroleum gas of LPG.
 It can be moved from place to place in special cylinders.

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  In mountainous areas where there is no gas pipelines many people use LPG for heating
and cooking.

Main gas fields:

 Sui, Baluchistan
 Pirkoh, Baluchistan
 Mari, Lower Sindh
 Meyal ,potwar
 Dhurnal, Potwar.

Organization to develop oil and gas resources:

(i) Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) 1947
(ii) Oil and gas development company limited (OGDCL) 1961
(iii) Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL)
(iv) Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) 1963
(v) Pak Arab Refinery Co. Ltd.(PARCO) 1974
(vi) Pakistan state oil company
(vii) limited (PSO) 1976
(viii) Hydrocarbon development institute of Pakistan 1970

(4) NUCLEAR ENERGY:

 NE is power that is released from atoms.

 It is the most powerful source of energy.
 In atomic fission , energy is released when the atoms split into their constitute parts (each
has a neutron, a proton, and electron)
 In atomic fusion, energy is released when atoms are fused together.
 At present nuclear power stations are based on atomic fusion.
 Pakistan is trying to utilize nuclear energy for electricity generation like other advance
countries.

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  The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant was commissioned in 1971 as the first nuclear power
station.
 It has an installed capacity of 137 MW.
 The second Nuclear power plant, Chashma Nuclear Power Plant was constructed under a
contract between the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the China National
Nuclear Corporation. The plant was commissioned in 1999.

(5) THERMAL ELECTRICITY:

 Electricity is a flexible form of energy that can be easily converted to heat, light or sound
energy.
 Electricity that is generated by non- renewable resources like coal, gas, nuclear fuel is
called “thermal electricity”.
 Fossil fuels and nuclear power stations produce heat energy .this is used to turn water
into steam which is then used to run turbines.
Renewable energy resources:

HYDRO ELETRIC POWER (HEP)

 HEP stations use the force of flowing water to spin the hydro-turbines.
 From a hydro turbine there is a shaft going into the generator.
 Because the water has made the hydro turbine spin rapidly this shaft spins rapidly inside
a magnetic field in the generator and this generates electricity.
 The electric current is regulated by the transformer and sent through the power line at
the required voltage.
 HEP is best developed in the mountainous regions where precipitation is adequate and
there is a steep slope or gradient.
The locations for HEP
 Kurramgari, Warsak , Dargai, Malakand, Tarbela,Mangla,Rasul,Shadiwal,Nandipur,
renalakurd,chichokimalian
The location thermal power station:
 Daudkhel, shahdara, sahiwal, multan, quetta, guddu, sukkur, kotri, Hyderabad
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The location for nuclear power station:
 Chasma,Karachi
Profile of electricity generation:
 WAPDA and KESC are the main organizations involved in power generation,
transmission and distribution of electricity.
 The Karachi nuclear power plant (KANUPP) a public sector organization and some
independent private produces (IPP) are also involved in power generation.
Installed Generation Capacity:
 HEP produces 4,825 MW (41.72%)
 Thermal produces 6,741 MW (58.28%)

SOLAR POWER

 The energy of sun light, solar power is used in several ways.

 One way is to collect it in solar cells (photovoltaic cells).
 Solar cells can power radios and even small cars.
 Solar furnaces use giant mirrors to focus the sun’s rays on a boilers.
 Steam from the boiler is used to make electricity.
 Solar panels collect heat energy from the sun.
 Pakistan has the potential for solar energy as there are 250-300 sunny days.
 Solar power is safe, pollution free, efficient and limitless.

BIO GAS:
 Bio gas is produced from animal and plant waste.
 Fermentation of cow dung gives off methane gas, which is used for cooking, heating and
other purposes.
 Biogas projects are in the process of development.
 Although bio gas is a cheap source of energy, it means cow dung can no longer be used
as manure.

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  If this happens on a large scale it will aggravate the deficiency of a soil already lacking in
organic nutrients. Moreover it will increase air pollution because methane is greenhouse
gas.

Wind turbines operate on a simple principle. The energy in the wind turns two or three propeller-
like blades around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to
create electricity

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 UNIT 9

SECONDARY AND TERTIARY INDUSTRIES:

Secondary Industries:

 SI is concerned with changing raw material from the primary sector or secondary products, to
form a semi- finished or finished product.
 It is regarded as a system with inputs, process (smelting, weaving, spinning, dyeing, printing,
knitting ,molding) and outputs ( cement, cotton yarn, ghee, lime , sugar, wheat flour, soft
drinks, packets often, tinned fruit, bottles, cotton cloth, nuts and bolts, steel sheets, wire ,
electric motors, wheel hubs, drugs, fans, garments, motor cycles, factories, office blocks,
hospitals and school etc).
 The inputs can be grouped into:
(i) Capital: the finance to establish and manage the factories.
(ii) Enterprise: business skills needed to develop ideas for products to manufacture and market
them in a successful way.
(iii) Land: the actual place where the industry is located.
(iv) Raw material: every industry uses power. Some like smelting have high power consumption
whilst others, like stitching, have much less.
(v) Labor: the number, skills and other characteristics of the work force.

Factors for industrial Location:

 Physical: Natural routes, Site requirements

 Human: raw material, access to market, capital, government policies, skilled labor, industrial
linkages, power supply.

Principal factory industries in Pakistan:

(i) Cotton textile industrial:

 CTI is the largest industry in Pakistan.

 It provides employment to 50 % of the industrial labor force.
 Karachi, Hyderabad and Faisalabad are the main centers of the CTI.
 Raw cotton, cotton yarn, cotton cloth, ready made garments are all exported to many
countries as well as being consumed domestically

Importance of cotton textiles for Pakistan:

 The textile industry is the largest and the most important sector of the economy.

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  It comprises cotton yarn, cotton fabrics and finished goods like towels, hosiery, knitwear and
ready made garments.
 It possesses nearly 60 % of total export.
 It contributes 7 % of the GDP.

(ii) Sugar industry:

 Sugar is mainly made from sugar cane.

 Sugar mills are located in Punjab, NWFP, and Sindh. Balochistan does not have any sugar mills.
 Sugar mills have to be located near the sugar cane fields because
(a) Sugar cane starts losing its sugar content as soon as it is harvested. It needs to be crushed
immediately.
(b) Sugar cane is bulky and heavy and so it is expensive to transport.

 Uses of the by products of the sugar industry:

(a) Bagasse: can be used as fuel in sugar mills. used to make chipboard, paper and animal feed.
(b) Molasses: used to manufacture various types of acids in the chemical industry.

(iii) Fertilizer industry:

 Chemical fertilizers have considerably increased since the green revolution in the 1960s.
 Fertilizers are very important for increasing agricultural production.
 Various raw materials e.g sulphur, phosphate, gypsum are used to make different types of
fertilizers.
 Natural gas has become the main raw material.
 Faisalabad and Daud Khel in Punjab, Haripur in NWFP and Dharki in Upper Sindh are the main
locations.
 Nitrogenous fertilizer is most commonly used (92%) because the soils are deficient inorganic
matter.
 The Pak Arab Fertilizer Factory at Multan started production in 1979.

(iv) Cement Industry:

 There are many favorable factors for the development of cement industries locally.
(i) availability of raw material (limestone and gypsum)
(ii) Good domestic market with high demand from the construction industry.
(iii) Natural gas is used as a cheap fuel.

All Pakistan cement making association(APCMA) is the apex body of the cement manufacturers of
Pakistan. It is registered body under section 3 of the Trade Organization Ordinance 2007 wide license no
14, dated April 26, 2008 issued by Ministry of Commence. It was incorporated on14th of September 1992
under section 32 of the Companies Ordinance 1984.

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(v) Steel Industry:

 The establishment of steel industry is considered to be a milestone on the road to

industrialization.
 Pakistan steel mill corporation with technical and financial assistance from USSR was
established on December 30, 1973 at Pipri (40km east Karachi on Gharo creek near port Qasim)
 Pakistan steel provides raw materials to the engineering and construction industries.
 These industries depend on Pakistan steel’s products (coke, pig iron/hot metal, rolled and cast
billets, galvanized products and raw steel) and by products as inputs.

 The Heavy Mechanical Complex Ltd (HMC) was established at Texila in 1979 with Chinese
assistance.
 HMC is helpful in manufacturing of industrial plants and machinery.
 The Heavy Forge Factory (HFF) at this complex has also provided crucial for Pakistan’s defense
production needs.
 HMC is also manufacturing equipment for hydroelectric power plants, thermal power plants, oil
and gas processing plants and chemical plants.
 Boilers, cranes, construction machinery, material handling equipment, steel structures and
railway equipment are some of the other products besides sugar mill machinery.

Industrialization and the private sector in the early years:

 After 1947 the private sector was reluctant to invest in capital intensive industries.
 The Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) established to invest in industries
(fertilizers, textiles, cement, chemicals, sugar, paperboard) in which the private sector was
reluctant.
 Later PIDC transferred some of their projects to the private sector when the risk was reduced.
 This encouraged the private sector and stimulated industrial activity during the 1960s.
 During 60s, the country become self-sufficient in most of the agro-based industries. This period
is known as the Era of Industrialization”.

Cottage / Craft small – scale industries in Pakistan:

 Cottage or household industries hold an important position in the rural set up.
 Most villages are self sufficient in the basic necessities of life.
 They have their own carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, craftsmen and cotton weavers.
 Many families depend on cottage industries for their income.
 CI has also gained immense importance in cities and towns.
 There is great demand for hand woven carpets, embroidered work, brassware, rugs and
traditional bangles.
 These are also considered important export items and are in good demand in international
markets.

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 Government policy towards small scale and cottage industries:

 Pakistan’s small scale corporation

 Punjab small industries corporation
 Sindh small industries corporations
 The small industries development board KPK
 The directorate of small industries Balochistan

How does industrial pollution affect people?

 Serious health hazardous in the form of various diseases

 Containment of sub soil water affects food crop and supplies of drinking water from wells
 Dumping of industrial waste causes land pollution
 Industrial wastewater is harmful for the irrigation of crops including food crops
 Threat to marine life
 Threat to mangroves –reduction in fish production
 Seaport pollution due to nearby industries
 Creating noise pollution

TERTIARY INDUSTRY:

 TI is concerned with providing a service and is sometime known as a service industry.

 It can be divided into a number of different groups such as public administration, transport,
defense and tourism.

Tourism:

 Tourism means the whole business of providing accommodations and recreation facilities for
those people who are traveling and visiting or staying in a place for a relatively limited period of
time.
 The purpose for the visit or stay is primarily for pleasure.
 Recently tourism has the world’s fastest growing industry.

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  It has become an important factor in the economy of most developed countries as one of the
possible ways to obtain income and create jobs.
 In Pakistan domestic and foreign tourism is small scale at present.
 Except for a small group of dedicated mountaineers, mainly foreigners, very few people visit
Pakistan.

International visitors to Pakistan:

 There are three main groups

(a) visitors on business

(b) people visiting families

(c) tourists

The natural attractions of Pakistan:

 Northern areas
 Kaghan valley
 Swat valley
 Gilgit valley
 Skardu
 Hunza valley
 Chitral

Cultural attractions in Pakistan;

 Archaeological sites (moen-jo-daro,harappa,texila)

 Historic sites (Khyber pass,badshahi mosque,muhabat khan in Peshawar, Shalimar gardens
Lahore,allama iqbal’s tomb)
 Modern buildings (faisal mosque,parliament building and presidential palce mausoleum of
quaid,minaret pakistandams and barrages)
 Salt mines
 Traditional bazaars

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 UNIT 10

TRADE
What is trade?

 No country in the world is self-sufficient in all the commodities needed by its people.
 To provide goods and services an exchange needs to be done.
 This exchange of goods and services between different areas is called trade.

How do we benefit from trade?

 Specialization of production
 Promotes industrialization
 May lead to rise GNP
 Production of value added goods
 Transfer of information technology
 Creation of employment opportunities

Exports and Imports:

 Every country needs to trade in order to survive.

 Each year we sell millions of rupees worth of goods and services to other countries, these are
exports.
 An export is represented by a flow of foreign exchange coming into the country.
 At the same time we also buy millions of rupees worth of goods and services from other
countries, these goods are imports.
 An import is represented by flow of foreign exchange leaving Pakistan.

Imports of Pakistan:

 Wheat, edible oil, sugar, pulses etc.

 Machinery e.g textile, electrical, construction, mining and agricultural.
 Petroleum and petroleum products
 Textile e.g synthetic fibres
 Fertilizers and other chemicals
 Metals e.g iron and steel

Major exports:

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  Cotton products 58.4 %
 Leather 6.1 %
 Synthetic textile 1.2 %
 Rice 6.9 %
 Sports goods 1.9 %
 Others 25.5 %

The balance of payments position:

 Balance of payments =value of exports – value of imports

 Pakistan has always had a negative balance of payment because the value of its imports exceeds
that of its exports.

Measures to correct the negative balance of payments:

 By increasing exports
 By restricting imports
 By curtailing imports related to the tertiary sector

Export processing zones:

 Export processing zones contain industrial units which manufacture the products with export
potential.
 EPZ authority, Pakistan was established in 1980 with the mandate to plan , develop and operate
Export Processing Zones in Pakistan.

1) Karachi Export Processing Zone (KEPZ)

2) Sialkot Export Processing Zone
3) Gujranwala Export Processing Zone

Infrastructure required for the EPZs:

 EPZs should be established near the seaport to facilitate export and import of goods and the
import of the required machinery.
 Consistent Government policies help to bring stability in the investment climate of a country
thus attracting more local and foreign investors.
 Adequate air travel facilities should be available.
 Adequate transport facilities for the marketing of finished goods.
 Efficient transport limks to raw material sources.

Strategic geographical situation of Gwadar:

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  Gwader’s location between Karachi and UAE on the one hand , and on the door step of the
central Asian States (CAS) on the other, could be suitable for EPZs due to a number of factors.
(i) Foreign investment along with Hi Tech for EPZs could be attracted to Gwader and Ormara
being port cities with access and exposure to the CAS.
(ii) The port of gwader can serve as “regional trade hub” with the recent geo political
developments in the region such as rehabilitation and development of Afghanistan and the
CAS.
(iii) The deep water port and export processing zone can be developed simultaneously.
Functions of Export Promotion Bureau:

 EPB was formed by the government of Pakistan for organizing and regulating export activities.
its functions includes:
(i) Creating awareness among the manufacturing service sector about potential exports.
(ii) Exploring and identifying market opportunities abroad.
(iii) Assisting Pakistan’s entrepreneurs to secure entries in the international market.

World trade organization:

 WTO is an international institution to allow free trade between its members countries by
reducing or abolishing certain restrictions imposed by the governments of these countries on
their exports and imports.
 It came into being in 1995.
 It is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the wake
o the 2nd world war in January 1948 to boost trade liberalization.
 After joining the WTO, Pakistan’s accessibility into international markets would be on the basis
of its competitiveness.

Trade development Authority of Pakistan:

 TDAP has formally replaced the export promotion bureau which has been responsible for the
export promotion for Pakistan for the last 43 years.
 TDAP will be under the administrative control of the ministry of commerce in order to ensure
that the TDAP’s policies are in line with the overall policies of the federal government.

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 UNIT 11

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

 The development of transport system provides a sound base for the socio economic growth of a
country.
 With a growing population and expansion in agriculture and industry , the demand for efficient
transport has increased over the years.
 There are four major means of transport in Pakistan
(i) Rail
(ii) Road
(iii) Air
(iv) Water

(1) Pakistan railways:

 The network of PR extends to 8775 km of track with about 900 stations & 54 train halts.
 It stretches from Karachi to Peshawar & from Peshawar to Dargai.
 A branch of railway extends its way from Sukkur to Sibi & on to Quetta.
 From Quetta one branch terminates at Chaman and the other goes to Zahidan in Iran.
 There is a dense railway network in Punjab and Sindh.

Gauge system of PR:

 PR has a multi gauge system.

(i) broad gauge (5 feet 3 imches wide)
(ii) metre gauge (3 feet 3 inches wide)
(iii) narrow gauge ( 2 feet 6 inches)
Causes for PR deterioration:

 lack of investment
 worn out rails & sleepers
 operational inefficiencies
 overstaffing & corruption
 uneconomic stations
 a poor reservation system
 absence of dual line
 65 % rails, 55 % sleepers, 60 % diesel locomotives and 100 % steam & electric locomotive are
outdated.
 Track increased from 8570 km to 8775 km from 1960 to 2000.

Causes for PR deterioration:

 lack of investment

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 worn out rails & sleepers
 operational inefficiencies
 overstaffing & corruption
 uneconomic stations
 a poor reservation system
 absence of dual line
 65 % rails, 55 % sleepers, 60 % diesel locomotives and 100 % steam & electric locomotive are
outdated.
 Track increased from 8570 km to 8775 km from 1960 to 2000.

Developments in PR:

 Replacement of steam engines with diesel engine

 Introduction of faster trains from Karachi to Lahore
 Electric traction on 289 m from Lahore to khanewal.
 Establishment of repair workshop (moghalpora)
 Construction of Karachi Circular Railway
 Construction of railway track to Gwadar.
 Computerized ticketing system

Karakorum express:

 Major development by PR was the launching of a new Chinese made train in 2002.
 200 $ financed by Exim bank, met 88 % of total financial requirements.
 It has 14 coaches with 9 compartments & 6 berths, which are air conditioned.

(2) Dry ports:

 Some inland cities which are far from the seaports have established dry ports to promote foreign
goods.
 It also speeds up export & import procedures.
 At present there are 9 dry ports

At present, there are six dry ports running under the management of Pakistan Railways:

 Lahore Dry Port Established in 1973

 Karachi Dry Port Established in 1974
 Quetta Dry Port Established in 1984
 Peshawar Dry Port Established in 1986
 Multan Dry Port Established in 1988
 Rawalpindi Dry Port Established in 1990

Aims of establishing dry ports:

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 To reduce the workload at Karachi port & port Qasim in order to speed up the checking and
clearance of cargo.
 To help govt. in the smooth collection of revenue.
 To provide hassle-free transportation of cargo from their production point to the sea port directly.
 To stimulate foreign trade activities in those cities which are far way from the sea port.

Requirements for the dry ports:

 Highly efficient rail transport with a container service to carry bulk cargo.
 Efficient managerial staff.
 Huge storage sheds & open areas.
 Refrigeration facilities foe perishable items.

(3) Roads:

 Road transport carries 82 % of the total passenger traffic & 54 % of the total freight in the country.
 Total network is 181836 km, 118194 km are metalled & 63642 non metalled,
 .little development in KPK & Baluchistan.
 The National high way authority is responsible for the construction and maintenance of all national
highways.

Principle roads of Pakistan:

(1) The N5

N5 stretches for 1260 km from Karachi through Lahore and Peshawar to Turkham.it
changes name at Lahore.

(a) The National highway:

1 The N5 is called the national highway from Karachi to Lahore.
2 It passes through Hyderabad, Sukkur, Bahawalpur and Multan.
(b) the Grand trunk road:
1 From Lahore to Peshawar the N5 is called GTR.
2 Built by sher shah suri. Linking kabuki, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Delhi and
Bengal.
3 Its total network is 181836 km.

(2) The Indus High way:

The Indus Highway, also known by its technical designation N-55, is a 1,264 km long four-
lane highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting the port city of Karachi with the
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north western city of Peshawar via D.G.Khan. It is part of Pakistan's National Highways network and is
maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority.The Indus Highway passes through
the Kohat Tunnel.

In 1980, the Indus Highway was proposed to provide an alternative and shorter route to the heavily
used N-5 and to also aid the development of western Sindh province and eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
province. Construction began in 1981 from Karachi and was completed in 1985 in Peshawar.

(3) the RCD highway:

 connects Karachi to Quetta over 600 km away

 After passing through Lasbela, Khuzdar, Quetta , Nushki and Nok Khundi in Pakistan , it then leads to
Iran & Turkey.

(4) Lahore – Quetta

(5) Sukkur-Quetta
(6) Karakoram Highway

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road in the world. It connects China
and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of
4,693 metres (15,397 ft). It connects China's Xinjiang region with Pakistan's Gilgit–Baltistan and Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa regions and serves as a popular tourist attraction. Due to its high elevation and the
difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is sometimes referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the
World."

The Karakoram Highway is known informally as the KKH and — within Pakistan — officially as the N-35;
within China, officially as China National Highway 314 (G314). It is also a part of the Asian Highway AH4.

(7) Makran Coastal Highway is a 653 km-long coastal highway along Pakistan's Arabian Sea coastline. It
is a part of Pakistan's National Highways network. It runs primarily through Balochistan province
between Karachi and Gwadar, passing near the port towns of Ormara and Pasni. The official and
technical designation of the Makran Coastal Highway is N10, which is the abbreviation for National
Highway 10.

(8) The Motorways of Pakistan are a network of multiple-lane, high-speed, limited-access or controlled-
access highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated federally by Pakistan's National
Highway Authority.

Why Need Motorways:

 Quicker and faster mode of transport

 Industrial estates to be established close to highway
 Promote industrial growth
 Employments opportunities
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 The motorways can be connected to Afghanistan and central Asian States to provide all year round
sea access to landlocked countries

(4) Air Transport:

HISTORY:
 In 1947, orient Airways , a small air company operated in Pakistan.
 By 1949 , Pakistan Airways , Orient Airways & Crescent Airways were operating in Pakistan.
 PIA was established in 1955 to provide safe & efficient national & international airways.
 Some private airlines like Aero Asia , Shaheen & Air Blue are operating in Pakistan.

Development of Air Transport:

 Faster means of communication

 Rise in general living of standard.
 Air transport can be accessed through the mountains while roads and railways mainly operate in
plains.
 Large numbers of people have now settled in Middle East, Far East, European Countries and
America.
 The world has turned into a Global village due to improvement in Communication as more and more
people opt for air transport.
 Karachi is an important air transit air route to and from Europe and East – Asia and vice versa.
 Frequent visits of diplomats and foreign delegations.
 Faster movement of perishable items

(5) Water Transport

 WT in Pakistan developed only for international transport as no intercity water transport is available
 Kemari port and Mohammad Bin Qasim are two important ports of Karachi.

Kemari Port:

 It is deep sea port

 It has larger coaches
 Flyover & overhead etc. are being developed to ease out traffic problems.
 Extension in the facilities to handle cargo.
 Provision of navigational aids & radars.
 Expansion in the storage & refrigeration facilities.
 Environment protection equipment to keep sea water clean.

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Port Qasim:

 It is located at about 20 km South East of Karachi at the Gharo Creek.

 It is also deep sea port and was built in 1980.
 It has modern facilities to handle raw material for Pakistan steel.
 It is integrated multipurpose deep sea port and the industrial zone.
 It is spread over 12,000 acres of land.

Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC)

 It was established in 1979 to develop the maritime shipping industries.

 Its objective are to serve as an operational links between major trading partners
 To maintain influence on the freight rate
 To save foreign exchange

Gwader Port:

 It is located on the Makran coast in Baluchistan.

 Gwader could be a support port for bin qasim and Kamari.
 It can provide a short way to central Asian States
 Central Asian States can open their warehouses at Gwader.
 The total area would be 2500 acres.
 The idea was initiated in 1993 but in 2001, Pakistan sign an agreement with China so that the plan
could go ahead.

Future Prospects of Gwader:

 Baluchistan, being the largest province has to be provided with its own fully developed sea
port.
 Support port to bin Qasim & Kamari
 It can help industries to be set up in the region.

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 Unit 12
POPULATION
Demographic Transition Model:

Population:
 The number of people living in an area at a particular time.

Overpopulation:
 When the population of a country couldn’t generate its resources according to their need, this
situation is called overpopulation.

Birth Rate:
 No. of babies/infant born per thousand or per hundred in one year.
Death rate:

 No. of people dying per thousand or per hundred in one year.

Growth rate:
 Birth rate-death rate.

Life expectancy:
 No. of years a person is supposed to live unless killed by an unnatural way (calamity, murder &
accidents etc.)

‘Sustainable population growth’:

 Population size that can be supported by available resources
Population density:
 No. of people living per square area
 200000000/796096=251 people/km

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 Causes of High Population Growth rate:

Early marriages:
About 60 % the population lives in villages where an early marriage takes place
more frequently.
Religious Controversies:
 Allah is undoubtedly the sole provider so the people think that he would nourish all
the souls.
opposition to contraceptives

wish to have son

illiteracy

refugees (afghan)

frequent changes in government hinders population welfare programmes

children are employed as labour force in the forms and in the cottage industry

Larger families are preferred in villages to be employed in agricultural fields.

Solution to high population:

educating the people

Convincing the people about use of contraceptives
Convincing the ulemas to give fatwas about the population planning
Improving the role of NGOs and other organization.
Delayed marriages
Educating the women.

Migration:

 The process of moving from one place to another with intent of staying at the destination,
permanently or for a long period of time.
 The difference between “immigrate” and “emigrate” is that “immigrating” is the act of entering a
foreign country to live while “emigrating” is the act of leaving a country to live in another.
 Migration can be done by push factor or pull factor.

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One of the factors affecting population growth is international migration. In recent years Pakistan has
experienced more emigration than immigration.Explain the advantages and disadvantages of
international emigration for the people of Pakistan.
Advantages Disadvantages
Can earn higher income / Loss of educated workers eg. doctors,
better/prospects/Remittances sent teachers/Qualifications may not be
home/Jobs for educated eg. doctors, accepted / language/problems/High
engineers, university lecturer/Jobs for cost of living abroad/Prejudice eg.
construction in Middle East / domestic, Thought to be extremist/Too many
restaurants, shops /Better living people there already/Need for permits
condition eg. Housing, electricity, eg. to enter country, work
sanitation etc./Social benefits eg. permit/Exploited by traffickers / poor
Education, healthcare etc./Religious working and living conditions
freedom /Better food etc./Homesick / different culture etc

Rural Push Factor: Urban Pull Factor:

 Lack of study opportunities  Study opportunities

 Lack of job opportunities  More jobs opportunities
 Social discrimination  More or less social equality
 Less medical facilities  More medical facilities
 Religious discrimination lawlessness  Less religious discrimination
 Lack of infrastructure  Law is properly followed and obeyed
 Political instability  More infrastructure

Population structure

Population structure means the 'make up' or composition of a population. Looking at the population
structure of a place shows how the population is divided up between males and females of different age
groups. Population structure is usually shown using a population pyramid.

Population Pyramid are broken down into 5-year age groups

represented as horizontal bars along the vertical
A population pyramid illustrates the age axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom
structure of a country's population. The and the oldest at the top. The shape of the
population is distributed along the horizontal population pyramid gradually evolves over time
axis, with males shown on the left and females based on fertility, mortality, and international
on the right. The male and female populations migration trends.

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Study Fig. 2 (Insert) which shows two population pyramids for Pakistan.
(i) What information is displayed
in a
Population pyramid?
(ii) Identify two ways in which
Pakistan’s population structure
is forecast to change between
2014 and 2040.
(ii) Give one possible reason for
each change
identified in (ii).

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