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Chapter : 2. Pastoralists in the Modern World
Movements Of Pastoral Nomads (The Pastoral groups had sustained by a careful consideration of a host of factor)
C. "The Pastoral groups had sustained by a careful consideration of a host of factor" : (i) Climatic Factors: They had to judge the climatic conditions of the regions where they wanted to move. They had to judge how long the herds could stay in one area and where they could find water and pasture. (ii) Timing: They needed to calculate the timing of their movements and ensure that they could move through different territories. (iii) Relationship: They had to set up a relationship With farmers so that herds could graze in harvested fields and manure the soil. (iv) Different activities: They combined a range of different activities - cultivation, trade and herding to make their living.