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Slash and burn occurs when virgin forest is cleared so people can grow crops in the clearing so formed. In the short term, crops will usually grow well, but eventually the nutrients are soon used up, and crop yields quickly fall. So the clearing is abandoned, and secondary nature growth results in shrubby growth. Having abandoned the clearing, slash and burn happens somewhere else, so it damages the virgin forest in the long term. There is no advantage in slash and burn, unless you don't care about our environment!
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What is the importance of slash-and-burn agriculture?
The practice is destroying the ecosystem of the planet.
Slash-and-burn agriculture can lead to?
surplus crawl
Why did early farmers slash and burn agriculture?
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What type of agriculture is in yucatan?
Slash-and-burn agriculture is generally practiced in the Yucatan of Mexico.
What is the practice of planting trees called?
slash and burn agriculture
What is the importance of slash-and-burn?
The practice is destroying the ecosystem of the planet.
The people of the Stone Age cleared land for farming by using?
methods such as slash-and-burn agriculture. They would cut down trees and then burn the vegetation to clear the land. They would then plant crops in the ash-enriched soil.
Which of these was important to Olmec agriculture A. slash-and-burn techniques B. crop rotation C. plantation farming D. cattle domestication?
A. slash-and-burn techniques
Which practice contributes to decreased soil fertility and desertification?
Overgrazing is a common practice that contributes to decreased soil fertility and desertification. When livestock consume vegetation faster than it can regenerate, it leads to soil erosion, compaction, and loss of organic matter, making the soil less fertile. Ultimately, this can result in the transformation of productive land into desert-like conditions.
What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
The practice of burning forests to clear land for farming
What agriculture technique involves using ashes to fertilize soil?
slash-and-burn
Another name for slash and burn farming is?
Swidden agriculture.
