1. Mayan Agriculture Techniques
Crops:
Area:
Terrain:
Technique:

2. This is the Yucatan Peninsula

3. Mayan Agriculture Techniques
Crops: squash, beans, corn (maize), cacao, chili peppers.
Area:
Highlands
Lowlands
Yucatan Peninsula
Terrain:
Technique:

7. Did the Mayan own cows?

8. Mayan Agriculture Techniques
Crops: squash, beans, corn (maize), cacao, chili peppers.
Area:
Highlands
Lowlands
Yucatan Peninsula
Terrain:
Mountains
Swamps
Rain Forest
Technique:

9. How do you make this into a farm?

11. Raised Earth Platform Farming

13. Mayan Agriculture Techniques
Crops: squash, beans, corn (maize), cacao, chili peppers.
Area:
Highlands
Lowlands
Yucatan Peninsula
Terrain:
Mountains
Swamps
Rain Forest
Technique:
Steppe Agriculture
Raised-Platform Agriculture
Slash-and-burn Agriculture

14. Slash-and-Burn Agriculture

17. Today, the practice is still used!

18. Why do we need alternatives to this kind of agriculture?

21. Effects of Slash-and-Burn
Positive
Makes plenty of land to use for farming.
Creates a surplus (extra amount) of food.
The food is very nutritious.
Easy method of clearing a large amount of land.
Negative
Destroys habitat for animals.
Releases carbon dioxide (greenhouse gasses) into the atmosphere.
Destroys the land for future use.
Farmer needs to rotate crops.