Slash and burn cultivation, otherwise known as __________, is a farming technique for preparing new fields by cutting down trees and bushes then burning them in order to clear the land and enrich the soil with nutrients.

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Swidden cultivation is also referred to as slash and burn cultivation. The other answer choices are not related to this farming technique. Crop rotation involves planting different crops in a particular field each year to reduce soil depletion, while field rotation is a practice where fields are switched to different crops in a rotation to avoid soil depletion. Fertilizer based horticulture is a farming technique where crops are grown with the use of chemical fertilizers.

Slash and Burn Cultivation, Otherwise Known as __________, Is a Farming