Q.

Is it true that a plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and burning them is called shifting cultivation?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is True.
Shifting cultivation is also known as slash-and-burn agriculture. It is a primitive form of cultivation practised in thickly forested areas. In this cultivation, a plot is cleared by cutting the trees and burning the area for any vegetation left. The ashes are mixed with the soil, and crops are grown. The cultivators leave the plot once the soil loses fertility and move on to a new plot/area.
 
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