A seasonal movement of herdsmen with their livestock on mountain slope is known as:
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A
Gathering
B
Hunting
C
Transhumance
D
Commercial livestock rearing
Correct Answer
Transhumance
Detailed Explanation
- The process of migration from plain areas to pastures on mountains during summers and again from mountain pastures to plain areas during winters is known as transhumance.
- In mountain regions, such as Himalayas, Gujjars, Bakarwals, Gaddis and Bhotiyas migrate from plains to the mountains in summers and to the plains from the high altitude pastures in winters.
- Similarly, in the tundra regions, the nomadic herders move from south to north in summers and from north to south in winters
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