Question

Shifting cultivation involves ______.

Options

• Clearing of forests

• Burning of trees

• Movement from one place to another

• All of the above

Answer 1

Shifting cultivation involves clearing of forests, burning of trees and movement from one place to another.

Explanation:

• (a) Clearing of forests: Trees and vegetation are cleared to create space for farming.
• (b) Burning of trees: The cleared vegetation is often burned to enrich the soil with nutrients from the ash.
• (c) Movement from one place to another: After the soil's fertility declines, the farmers move to a new area to repeat the process, allowing the previously cultivated land to regenerate.