Question

1. Give a brief information on the following:
(a) Jhum cultivators
(b) Hunters and gatherers
(c) Herders and shepherds
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Answer 1

Answer:Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil.

hunters and gatherers are a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food.

herders and shepherds ,Sheep-herder is a person who herds sheep in large numbers in unfenced country. It is a word used in the USA. A shepherd is a person employed to guard, tend, and herd sheep, especially at pasture; a member of a pastoral people herding and usually owning sheep, etc.