Slash-and-burn agriculture: A farming method in which forest is cut and burned to create fertile fields, which are abandoned after a few years as soil nutrients deplete.
How to apply it: Apply slash-and-burn to explain deforestation and soil nutrient loss in tropical regions.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: Land and Water Use
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