Wet rice farming is common in Asia and India, and alters the landscape through

A.
carving plantations out of tropical jungle ecosystems.

B.
slash-and-burn methods that replace forests with arable swiddens.

C.
replacing natural terrain with terraced or low-lying paddies or sawahs.

D.
use of plow animals whose hooves churn the soil, causing desertification.

E.
high levels of mechanization that contribute to soil depletion.

C. replacing natural terrain with terraced or low-lying paddies or sawahs.