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Jhum cultivation is also known as:

APlantation agriculture

BMixed farming

CExtensive farming

DSlash and burn agriculture

Answer:

D. Slash and burn agriculture

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  • Jhum cultivation is a traditional agricultural practice common in northeastern India and parts of Southeast Asia.

  • It's a form of shifting cultivation where farmers clear land by cutting down and burning vegetation

  • After harvesting for a few years, the land is left fallow to regain fertility while farmers move to new plots

  • It's primarily practiced in hilly regions with dense forests

  • This method is traditional to many tribal communities in northeastern states of India like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland

  • It's considered environmentally challenging when practiced with shorter fallow periods as it can lead to soil erosion and forest degradation

  • Other names for similar practices globally include "swidden agriculture" and "shifting cultivation"




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