ExamVeda
Login
Home
Environmental Science in Agricultural
?

Jhuming occurs in India in

Answer & Solution
Correct Answer: Option C
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.
Examveda
Question posted by Examveda
Community

Join the Discussion

No comments yet Be the first to discuss this question.