what is shifting culture what are its characteristics
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1.Vegetation is cleared by slashing and burning.
(ii) There is the use of little or no manure.
(iii) The yields decline after a certain period of continuous use.
(iv) Both the settlements and plots are temporary.
(v) The farmers use simple implements.
(vi) Plots are small and scattered.
(vii) Cultivation is mainly for subsistence.
(viii) Farming depends mainly on family labour.
(ix) The land is abandoned when the yields decline.
(x) The land is communally owned.
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.
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