Question

Shifting cultivation is best described as __________.
A.
growing cash crops instead of crops for one’s own use
B.
abandoning land as soon as the soil begins to degrade
C.
changing crops from year to year based on demand
D.
choosing which crops to grow based on climate zone

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

B

Shifting cultivation involves periodically clearing and farming a plot for a few years until soil fertility declines, then abandoning it to let it regenerate (often called slash-and-burn or swidden agriculture).