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On the Indonesian island of Bali while tourism has become the largest industry, agriculture is still the island's biggest employer, most notably rice cultivation. Terracing, shown here, is a
method of soil conservation to slow or prevent the rapid surface runoff of irrigation water. Often such land is formed into multiple terraces, giving a stepped appearance. The human landscapes of rice cultivation in terraces that follow the natural contours of the escarpments like contour plowing is a classic feature of the island.
