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Difficulty: EasyHuman and Economic Geography of the World

Shifting cultivation is practiced under different local names across various tropical regions of the world. Which of the following pairs of shifting cultivation practice and its corresponding region is correctly matched?

  1. Jhumming - North-Eastern IndiaAnswer
  2. B
    Ladang - Brazil
  3. C
    Milpa - Central Africa
  4. D
    Roca - Malaysia

Answer

The pair Jhumming - North-Eastern India is correctly matched.
The pair 'Jhumming - North-Eastern India' is correct because Jhumming (or Jhum) is the widely accepted local terminology for slash-and-burn shifting agriculture practiced by tribal communities in North-Eastern India.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the agricultural practice being described.
The question concerns regional terminology for shifting cultivation (slash-and-burn agriculture).
Shifting cultivation is a primary agricultural activity carried out in tropical forest regions.
2
Evaluate each local name against its geographic region.
Jhumming corresponds to North-Eastern India; Milpa corresponds to Central America/Mexico; Ladang corresponds to Malaysia/Indonesia; Roca corresponds to Brazil.
Comparing standard economic geography nomenclature establishes that Jhumming in North-Eastern India is the only correctly matched pair.

Key Concept

Global Nomenclature of Shifting Cultivation
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Human and Economic Geography of the World

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