Cultivation that involves clearing land, growing crops, and moving on a few years later to newly cleared land when the fertility has decreased is called:
A)paddy farming
B)slash-and-burn
C)market gardening
D)plantation agriculture

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Slash-and-burn is a type of cultivation where farmers clear land by cutting down and burning trees and other vegetation. They then plant crops on the ashy soil. This type of farming is typically unsustainable as the soil loses its fertility after a few years, and the farmers must move on to new land.

Cultivation That Involves Clearing Land, Growing Crops, and Moving on a Few