Jhuming occurs in India in
A. Hilly areas
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. North East
D. Malabar area
Answer: Option C
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Jhuming occurs in India in North East.The traditional shifting cultivation farming technique of indigenous communities and Bengalis in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh and nearby regions in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland in India is known as jhum cultivation.
Jhum cultivation causes extensive damage to the environment. Harmful effects of jhum cultivation include loss of soil fertility, soil erosion, deforestation, destruction of wildlife habitat, and flooding of rivers and lakes.
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