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Shifting cultivation is practiced in

  1. tropical Africa, South-East Asia and Amazon basin

  2. Sahara, Tundra region and North America

  3. tropical areas, river basins and in Australia

  4. Gobi Desert, Alaska and Tibet Plateau
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Explanation

Shifting cultivation (also called slash-and-burn) is primarily practiced in tropical regions with fertile soil and adequate rainfall - including tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Amazon basin in South America. These regions have the climate conditions that allow for forest regrowth after cultivation cycles.

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