AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Shifting cultivation is a mode of farming long followed in the humid tropics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shifting agriculture is a system of cultivation in which a plot of land is cleared and cultivated for a short period of time, then abandoned and allowed to revert to producing its normal vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shifting cultivators live both in and from the forest; therefore, they usually also practice hunting, fishing and gathering to fulfil their needs. The plots utilised in shifting cultivation typically regenerate more easily and quickly than other forest clearings.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the northeastern region of India, comprising the states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, shifting cultivation is largely practiced in the hilly areas. The usual process demands the selection of a plot on or near the hill side or jungle.