Why are cultivation and settlement possible only in small pockets on plateaus?

Plateaus are rocky

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Availability of vast streches of plain land

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Plateaus have several hills

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Thin layer of soil

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The correct options are
A Plateaus are rocky
C Plateaus have several hills
D Thin layer of soil
Plains are flat unlike plateaus. Plateaus contain several small hills, hill ranges and hillocks interspersed, with flat areas between them which makes them less feasible for cultivation and settlement.

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Why are cultivation and settlement possible only in small pockets on plateaus?

The correct options are A Plateaus are rocky C Plateaus have several hills D Thin layer of soilPlains are flat unlike plateaus. Plateaus contain several small hills, hill ranges and hillocks interspersed, with flat areas between them which makes them less feasible for cultivation and settlement.

The correct options are
A Plateaus are rocky
C Plateaus have several hills
D Thin layer of soil
Plains are flat unlike plateaus. Plateaus contain several small hills, hill ranges and hillocks interspersed, with flat areas between them which makes them less feasible for cultivation and settlement.