Get premium membership and access revision papers with marking schemes, video lessons and live classes.

Processing. Please wait.

Discuss the disadvantages of open field system of farming in Western Europe.

Answer Text:
-Under-utilization of land as it was left fallow.
-Cart tracks and paths led to wastage of land.
-The practice of ploughing fields and leaving them fallow wasted time and labour.
-The common grazing fields for livestock led to spread of diseases.
-Pieces of land for families and individuals were scattered everywhere, hence forcing families to travel long distances to reach other fields.