Question

Why do people who practise slash and burn agriculture shift to another place after a few years?

• A. Lack of employment opportunities
• B. Climate related factors
• C. The soil becomes infertile
• D. To expand their agricultural land.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The soil becomes infertile

After three or four years, the soil becomes infertile. So, people shift to another part of the forest where they clear another patch of land.