Q. The shifting cultivation practices like Milpa and Ladang are practiced in which of the following areas?
Answer: A
Notes:
The vegetation is usually cleared by fire, and the ashes add to the fertility of the soil.
- Shifting cultivation is thus, also called slash and burn agriculture.
- 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.
Source: NCERT – XII Fundamental of Human Geography
