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To what does slash-and-burn refer?

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To what does slash-and-burn refer?

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the destruction of a neighboring village to conquer new lands

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the cutting and burning of trees and vegetation to clear land for growing crop

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A denotating method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown.
Typically used for clearing forest land for farming.
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