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Welcome to our Padlet on Shifting Cultivation

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Welcome to our Padlet on Shifting Cultivation

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A form of agriculture, used especially in tropical Africa, in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new area until its fertility has been naturally restored.
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2. Map of where shifting cultivation is practiced

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2. Map of where shifting cultivation is practiced

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The darker spots on the map represent where shifting cultivation is practiced.

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AP Human Geography FRQ Shifting Cultivation

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Uploaded by Worksop Geography on 2014-10-15.

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3b.How is shifting cultivation practiced?

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3b.How is shifting cultivation practiced?

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In this practice, they would begin to cultivate the land when the soil shows signs of exhaustion or is overrun by weeds. To cultivate the land they can use the technique, slash and burn. Slash and burn is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of vegetation.

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This type of practice relies on things like Water, soil types, topography and Temperature.
For Example: If an area was very uneven, it would be difficult to cultivate as you would need to flatten the land out and have good soil for plants and crops to grown in.

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Shifting cultivation has been useful and successful in many aspects. Shifting cultivation improves the growth of crops and vegetation through the removal of previous crops.

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6. Advances in technology to assist shifting cultivation

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6. Advances in technology to assist shifting cultivation

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Tracked and wheeled carriers are used with mulchers, stump grinders, miling heads, tree shear, grapples, the log jaw and chippers for clearing and widening row's.