DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
IMPORTANCE OF TREES IN SOCIETY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Jhum
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Chena
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Mixed cultivation
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Multi-cropping
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shifting cultivation has many names. It is called chena in Sri Lanka, chitemene or tavy in Africa, and milpa in Central America.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shifting cultivation, locally known as chena cultivation, involves burning the jungle or forest and cultivating it for 2 to 3 seasons with a mix-ture of crops, mostly broadcast sown.
Detailed explanation-3: -Option C) Chena – is a correct answer because Chena is a local name of shifting cultivation in Sri Lanka.
Detailed explanation-4: -It has many local names like ladding in South-East Asia, Milpa in Central America, Chitemene or tavy in Africa, Chena in Sri Lanka. In India dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, jhum, podu, khandad and kumri are some of the local terms for swidden agriculture.