Question

How is slash and burn agriculture practised by the indigenous people in the Amazon forest?

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Define slash and burn agriculture
• Explain the process of slash and burn agriculture

Answer:

Slash and burn agriculture is the method of farming in which forest land is cut and set on fire to produce crops.

• The native Amazonians first identify a patch of forest land for cultivation.
• Then they cut the trees of the selected forest area.
• The trees are then set on fire. This releases rich nutrients into the soil.
• After that, seeds are sown and crops grow there.
• Then they harvest the produced crops.
• The patch of land is used for a few years, and it is abandoned when the soil loses its nutrients.