Which of the Following Statements About Shifting Cultivation Is True

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about shifting cultivation is true?

• A) It is typically associated with the use of draft animals.
• B) It cannot support permanent villages.
• C) It requires irrigation.
• D) It requires cultivators to change plots of land, with the fallowing durations varying in different societies.
• E) It relies extensively on chemical fertilizers.

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