'Slash and burn' farming is jhumming in the north-east. In Manipur it is known as:
ALadang
BPamlou
CMasole
DConuco
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Pamlou
1. In slash and burn farming a patch is cleared, burnt and sown.
2. Ladang, Masole and Conuco are its names in Indonesia, Africa and Venezuela.
3. Within India it is jhumming in the north-east and Pamlou in Manipur.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography, Ch 4 'Agriculture' (jess104)_
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