Select the method of cultivation followed by the tribals of Amazon.

Mixed farming

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Sedentary cultivation

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Slash and burn agriculture

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Shifting cultivation

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Solution

The correct option is C Slash and burn agriculture
The tribes of Amazon practice slash and burn agriculture where they burn and clear a fresh patch of land in the forest and cultivate there till the fertility of the land is lost. After this, another piece of land is identified and the process is repeated.

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Shifting Cultivation, practised by some tribals, has which of the following adverse effects?

1. Increases soil erosion

2. Deforestation and increased carbon emissions

3. Invasion of weeds into forests

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The British described the tribal people as __________.

(b) The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as ___________.

(d) Tribals went to work in the ___________ of Assam and the __________ in Bihar.

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