Question

what is shifting cultivation

Answer 1

shifting cultivation is a form of agriculture. in this agriculture the ground is cleared of vegetation and then cultivated for a few yrs until the fertility of the ground is naturally restored. slash and burn agriculture is a form of shifting agriculture practiced by the people in the Amazon rainforest. the people cut down trees of a area and burn it. the ash acts as fertilizers. then it is cultivated.

Answer 2

Shifting cultivation

• a way of farming in some tropical countries in which farmers use an area of land until it cannot be used for growing plants any more, then move on to a new area of landFor thousands of years, and continuing today, native peoples of the Amazon basin have practiced traditional shifting cultivation, which combines farming with forested habitats. Shifting cultivation, sometimes called swidden or slash and burn, is commonly found throughout the Amazon and other tropical regions worldwide.