Primitive Subsistence Agriculture in Central America and Mexico is known as _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Milpa
Shifting cultivation is called Milpa in Central America and Mexico.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 25-05-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2026-27): “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 (Fig. 4.7). … 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.” |