Which of the following is NOT true about slash and burn agriculture?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → It is prevalent in temperate region.
Option (1) It is prevalent in temperate region. — Not true (Correct). Shifting cultivation is practised by many tribes in the tropics, especially in Africa, South and Central America and South-east Asia. The forest is cleared by fire and the ash fertilises the soil, which is why it is called slash and burn agriculture; it is prevalent in the tropical region, not the temperate one.
Option (2) It is called Jhuming in North eastern states of India. — True (Incorrect). In north-east India the practice is known as Jhuming.
Option (3) It is called Milpa in Central America. — True (Incorrect). It is called Milpa in Central America and Mexico.
Option (4) It is called Ladang in Malaysia. — True (Incorrect). It is called Ladang in Indonesia and Malaysia.
NCERT (2025-26): “Primitive Subsistence Agriculture … Primitive subsistence agriculture or shifting cultivation is widely practised by many tribes in the tropics, especially in Africa, south and central America and south east Asia… …Shifting cultivation is thus, also called slash and burn agriculture.… …It is prevalent in tropical region in different names, e.g. Jhuming in North eastern states of India, Milpa in central America and Mexico and Ladang in Indonesia and Malaysia.…” |