DEFINE.
a.Shifting cultivation.
b.Nomads.
c.Nomadic herding.
Answers
Explanation:
A. Shifting cultivation
A form of agriculture, used especially in tropical Africa, in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new area until its fertility has been naturally restored.
B. Nomads
A member of a people that travels from place to place to find fresh pasture for its animals and has no permanent home.
C. Nomadic herding
A wander but controlled movement of livestock,solely dependent on natural forage - is the most extensive type of land use system
Answer:
What is Shifting Cultivation?
Shifting cultivation is a type of farming practise in which a person cultivates a small plot of land and then abandons the plot for fallowing and then moves the cultivation into a new plot. In this method, the farmer uses plots of lands temporarily for his cultivation. The lands are usually cleared by fire. The length of the cropping period in a plot is relatively short in comparison to the fallowing period. The length of the fallowing is relatively too long. Shifting cultivation is not a popular farming method. It is discouraged and gradually replaced by intensively used fields close to the home site. Farmers who do shifting cultivation will have to make arrangements for temporary shelter near their fields since they may have permanent homes in villages.
Figure 01: Shifting Cultivation
Shifting cultivation is basically done by a person or a family. It can be done by the people of a village as well. This type of cultivation is not permanent and also not continuous. Shifting cultivation is considered a poor system of land utilization and a significant cause of permanent deforestation. In some regions of the world, shifting cultivation is the primary cause of deforestation. Though the fallow period is relatively long (usually more than five years), the time is not sufficient for the restoration of soil fertility.
What is Nomadic Herding?
Nomadic herding is the simplest form of pastoralism in which nomadic herders roam with their animals, depending on them to produce food for their families. Generally, nomadic herders have no home base. They move from place to place with their animals, searching for new pastures. When they find better grazing areas for their animals, animals will produce better milk, better butter, better meat, and healthier herds, which bring them a better income. Moreover, they fulfil their need for clothing, shelter and recreation depending on the herds. Nomadic herds include sheep, cattle, goats, camels, horses and reindeers. Sheep provide wool, meat, and hides. Horses are used for transportation, and they play a major part in many religious and cultural festivities, such as horse races and horsemanship skills contests, etc.