shifting agriculture

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Examine the practice of shifting agriculture to grow corn, cassava, and yams in Western Africa

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shifting agriculture: References & Edit History

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Africa
- In Africa: Agriculture of Africa
South America
- In South America: Indians
Southeast Asia
- In Southeast Asia: Settlement patterns
Tanzania
- In Tanzania: Settlement patterns

pre-Columbian civilizations

In pre-Columbian civilizations: Mesoamerican civilization

Taino
- In Taino

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Deleted Web site: Seeing the Garden in the Jungle.	Yamini Chauhan	Jun 17, 2013
	Add new Web site: Forest Department Sarawak - Impact of Shifting Cultivation on Forestry.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 31, 2011
	Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Shifting Cultivation.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 31, 2011
	Add new Web site: The Soil and Water Conservation Department, Meghalaya - Shifting Cultivation.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 31, 2011
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998