What is the term for the form of cultivation involving clearing a plot of trees, planting crops for a year or two, and then abandoning the plot?
a. Dry land gardening
b. Shifting cultivation
c. Intensive cultivation
d. Plow agriculture
ANSWER:
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. large chewing apparatus. b. existence of a marked sagittal crest. c. powerful jaws. d. large cheek teeth. e. balanced front and back teeth.