Asked by Danielle Saenz on May 08, 2024
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What is a practice in which farmers often follow loggers' access roads, cut down the trees, burn the area, and plant crops immediately?
A) Monoculture
B) Subsistence agriculture
C) Slash-and-burn agriculture
D) Cattle ranching
E) Subsistence ranching
Slash-And-Burn Agriculture
A type of agriculture in which tropical rain forest is cut down, allowed to dry, and burned. The crops that are planted immediately afterward thrive because the ashes provide nutrients; in a few years, however, the soil is depleted and the land must be abandoned.
- Understand the effects of human behavior on wildlife populations and their environments.
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James DionisioMay 13, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Slash-and-burn agriculture involves cutting down the vegetation in a particular area, burning it, and then using the ash-enriched soil for farming. This method is often used by farmers in tropical forest areas to clear land for agriculture.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the effects of human behavior on wildlife populations and their environments.