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What causes the soils in former rain forests to deplete so quickly after they are used for farming? frequent rain hot temperatures reforestation slash-and-burn techniques

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slash-and-burn techniques

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The slash and burn is a technique that involves the sitting and then burning of the trees to create a field called swidden.
  • This is a temporary method that weeds and the pest species and cause the farmers to abandon their fields as the predictive of soil decrease
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