rain washes away the soil.
to make a farmland
Much of the forest was cleared for farmland.
Land that is cleared in a rain forest for farming may become eroded more easily. Clearing the land exposes it to sunlight which makes the soil lose moisture rather than retain it.
i think it that they were cleared for farmland
they cleared the forests to make room for farmland
Good farmland and forest.
biodiversity
On the farmland his area grandfather had cleared 100 years earlier
Rain forests are cleared for farmland, logging and expansion of urban areas.
An assart is a stretch of forest land cleared for agriculture.
camp fire
To make room for homes and farmland.