Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was celebrated as the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations.

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Physical geography, distribution of key natural resources, factors for industrial location, geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, cyclones, volcanoes).

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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Pulses Cultivation, Nitrogen Fixation, Soil Health

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