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Flat-topped areas are built into the sides of steep hills and mountains to grow crops?
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are known as terraces.
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What is a area built into sides of steep hills and mountains to grow crops?
The area is known as a terrace.
What is step farming?
In hilly areas, people grow crops by cutting steps in the mountains. This is known as step farming.
According to Jared Diamond why did areas with similar climates to that of the Fertile Crescent develop agriculture before other areas?
Crops grown in the Fertile Crescent could be grown in these areas.
Discuss problems in land and soil use.?
One problem is that the most fertile soil is often found in areas with great population density. Another problem with land and soil use is Soil Depletion. A third problem with land and soil use is Desertification.!!! JEFF LUNA
What is a process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops called?
It is called irrigation.
What is a area built into sides of steep hills and mountains to grow crops?
The area is known as a terrace.
What are the Inca's cut broad platforms called?
The Inca's cut broad platforms are called "terraces." These terraces were built into the sides of mountains to create flat areas for agriculture. They were used to grow crops such as maize, potatoes, and quinoa in the steep terrain of the Andes Mountains.
What is step farming?
In hilly areas, people grow crops by cutting steps in the mountains. This is known as step farming.
How did the Neolithic farmers adapt to mountains and hills?
They built terraces for growing crops. and also grew there crops on the tops of mountins and hills. aswell as not going onto ask.com because anyone can put answers like i am and troll u HAHA PWNED
Where were the crops grown for Aztec?
The Aztec cut terraces into the sides of nearby mountains to provide flat, stable land on which to grow crops on. They also built chimampas, gardens made of soil built up on a raft of reeds that float in lake Texcoco.
Method of building level-topped areas onto the sides of steep hills or mountains so that crops can be grown?
Building level areas for farming in the mountains is called terracing. The Inca were masters of this technique, and the terraces are still used today.
What farming techniques did the Inca use?
Because the Incas lived in the Andes, they built terraces along the sides of the mountains and planted their crops there (mostly corn).
What is a benefit of using technology to transport water?
Crops can be irrigated and grown in new areas
How does climate affect the crops grown between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian mountains?
The climate affects the crops grown between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains by changing the weather in order for the crops to grow strong and healthy.
Did Incas use terrace farming?
Yes, the Incas were known for using terrace farming to grow crops in the Andes Mountains. They built elaborate terraces on steep hillsides to create flat, level areas for planting crops like corn, potatoes, and quinoa. This method allowed them to maximize agricultural productivity in challenging mountainous terrain.
How did the Incas crops in the mountains?
they dug irrigation systems to bring water from the mountain streams to the terraces
Crops grow best?
on mountains
