Question

What is difference in contour ploughing and terrace farming?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Contour ploughing follows the “natural shape” of the slope without altering it.
2. Terrace farming alters the shape of the slope to produce flat areas that provide a catchment for water.

Answer 2

Answer:

Contour ploughing follows the “natural shape” of the slope without altering it. Terrace farming alters the shape of the slope to produce flat areas that provide a catchment for water. ... Ploughing parallel to the contours of a hill slope to from a natural barrier for water to flow down the slope.