GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The use of terrace farming by the Inca and Japanese cultures is an example of
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Economic improvement through trade
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Social change through assimilation
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Adaption to the surrounding geography
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Destruction of the environment
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The complementation of terracing with the irrigation system had allowed the Inca to reclaim much of the slopes of the Andes for crop cultivation. In addition, terraces along the different altitudes created “microclimates” in which different species most suitable to each niche can flourish.
Detailed explanation-2: -Terrace cultivation has been practiced in China, Japan, the Philippines, and other areas of Oceania and Southeast Asia; around the Mediterranean; in parts of Africa; and in the Andes of South America for centuries.
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