Author Question: Swidden, or slash-and-burn, agriculture increases the energy that a given unit of land produces for ... (Read 107 times)

mp14 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Swidden, or slash-and-burn, agriculture increases the energy that a given unit of land produces for humans by

A) burning felled trees to fertilize the soil with the ashes.
B) using land and labor to the fullest extent possible.
C) converting grassland to wheat fields.
D) growing grass to raise cattle.
E) none of the above.

Question 2

Studies of nonindustrial economic systems show that these systems cannot increase production, because labor and resources are always used to the fullest extent.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false