Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Primitive subsistence farming results in low land productivity because farmers use only primitive tools (hoe, dao, digging sticks) and do not use fertilisers or modern inputs. The farming entirely depends on monsoon and natural soil fertility.

When fertility decreases, farmers abandon the plot and shift to a fresh patch of land. Nature then replenishes the fertility of the abandoned soil through natural processes — vegetation regenerates over several years, decomposing organic matter and restoring nutrients — making the land suitable for cultivation again.

Source: Agriculture, Types of Farming — Primitive Subsistence Farming

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• The key reason for low productivity is no use of fertilisers or modern inputs — state this explicitly for marks.
• The second part requires explaining the "slash and burn" / shifting cycle: abandoning land allows natural regeneration to restore fertility. Both parts must be addressed since the question has two components.
• Avoid writing too much on tools or crop names — the examiner awards marks for these two specific points.