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Nomadic Communities and Migration
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Bakarwal, Gaddi shepherds, seasonal and economic migration, challenges faced by nomadic families
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1
Sort each reason for migration — is it SEASONAL (linked to weather/pasture cycles) or ECONOMIC (linked to finding work or income)?
1A family moving to a city because there is no work in their village
2Bakarwal families descending to warmer plains before winter snow blocks the passes
3Construction workers travelling to another state for a building project
4A family moving because the nearest school is too far from their village
5Fisherfolk who follow fish migration along the coast during monsoon
6Shepherds moving their flocks to high meadows when snow melts in summer
Seasonal migration
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Economic migration
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2
Fill in the blanks about nomadic communities and their way of life!
The movement of people or animals from one place to another according to the season is called migration.
Nomadic families carry shelters like tents because they do not stay in one place long enough to build permanent homes.
Many nomadic communities twice a year — up to cool highlands in summer and back to warm plains in winter.
shepherds of Jammu and Kashmir are known for moving their goat and sheep herds across high mountain passes.
Nomadic shepherds move to high- meadows called
3
Sort each description — does it describe a NOMADIC or SEMI-NOMADIC community (moves regularly) or a SETTLED community (lives in one place)?
1Gaddi shepherds who cross high passes seasonally with their flocks
2Van Gujjars who live in forests with their buffalo herds and move seasonally
3A teacher's family living in a town flat for decades
4A family of snake charmers who travel from village to village to earn a living
5Bakarwal shepherds who move their goat herds up to mountain pastures every summer
6A shopkeeper who runs a general store in the same market for twenty years
7A farming family that lives in the same village and grows wheat every year
8Banjara communities who traditionally travelled with goods for trade
Nomadic / semi-nomadic
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Settled community
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