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    Which of the following are not the examples of shifting cultivation? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    1.  Ladang                      
    2.  Hacienda
    3.  Fazenda                     
    4.  Pondu

    A)  1 and 2                         

    B)  1 and 3

    C)  2 and 4                         

    D)  3 and 4

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Hacienda and Pondu are not the examples of shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation is known as ladano cultivation in south east Asia. Fazendas (meaning ?farms?) were plantations found throughout Brazil; during the colonial period (16th - 18th centuries), they were concentrated primarily in the northeastern region, where sugar was produced.


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