Question

What are the characteristics of land?

Answer 1

1. Land is a Free Gift of Nature:
   • Land is not the outcome of human labour.
   • It existed even before the evolution of man.
2. Land is fixed in supply:
   • The land quantity does not under go any change and no alteration can be made.
   • It is limited, increased or decreased by human efforts.
3. Land is imperishable:
   • The land is not destructible or imperishable.
   • Land is a primary factor of production
     In any kind of production process, start with land. Land provides raw materials and crops for industry.
4. Land is immovable:
   • Land cannot be transported from one place to another place.
   • Land has some original, indestructible powers.
   • The indestructible powers of land cannot be destroyed by man.
5. Land Differences in Fertility:
   • The fertility of land differs in different places of land.
   • One piece of land may produce more and the other less.