Question

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 

Codes: 

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4

Answer 1

(c) Hacienda and Pondu are not the examples of shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation is known as ladang 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.