describe the main characteristics of shifting cultivation?
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shifting cultivation is mainly useful to us because some nomads move heither and theither in search of food when they cut the trees they live there for some time but when he go from there the tree soon grow
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Main features of Shifting Cultivation
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The following characteristics could be describe/explained
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Clearings made in the rainforest by cutting and firing trees (slash
and Burn)
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Largest trees often left because they are difficult to move and can
provide a source of food in the form of fruit.
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Ash is scattered after trees have been burned to fertilise the ground.
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Little fertiliser is added apart from the ash, so the nutrient levels drop
quickly leading to the cultivators abandoning the plot and finding a
new one after 7
-
10 years.
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Labour intensive little use of machines (some have chain saws).
Crops tend to be planted using digging sticks.
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Crops planting between remaining tree trunks which decompose
slowly adding extra nutrients into the soil.
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When the clearing is abandoned it is left for many years, allowing
the vegetation to recolonise.
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With a low population density this form of agriculture is sustainable.
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MARK AS BRAINLIEST .......
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Main features of Shifting Cultivation
•
The following characteristics could be describe/explained
•
Clearings made in the rainforest by cutting and firing trees (slash
and Burn)
•
Largest trees often left because they are difficult to move and can
provide a source of food in the form of fruit.
•
Ash is scattered after trees have been burned to fertilise the ground.
•
Little fertiliser is added apart from the ash, so the nutrient levels drop
quickly leading to the cultivators abandoning the plot and finding a
new one after 7
-
10 years.
•
Labour intensive little use of machines (some have chain saws).
Crops tend to be planted using digging sticks.
•
Crops planting between remaining tree trunks which decompose
slowly adding extra nutrients into the soil.
•
When the clearing is abandoned it is left for many years, allowing
the vegetation to recolonise.
•
With a low population density this form of agriculture is sustainable.
_______________________________
_______________________________
HOPE IT HELPS YOU...........
MARK AS BRAINLIEST .......
......
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