(i) The Guijar cattle herders came down to the dry forests of the bhabar in winter and went up to high meadows-the bugyals, in summer. (ii) Many of them were originally from Jammu and came to the UP hills in the 19th century in search of good pastures' (iii) This pattern of cyclical movement betweenRead more
(i) The Guijar cattle herders came down to the dry forests of the bhabar in winter and went up to high meadows-the bugyals, in summer.
(ii) Many of them were originally from Jammu and came to the UP hills in the 19th century in search of good pastures’
(iii) This pattern of cyclical movement between summer and winter-pastures was typical of many pastoral communities of the Himalayas.
(i) They spent their winter in the low hills of the Shiwalik range, grazing their flock in the scrub forests. (ii) By April, they moved north and spent the summer in Lahul and Spiti. (iii) When the snow melted and the high passes rvere clear-, many of them moved to higher mountain meadows. (iv) By SRead more
(i) They spent their winter in the low hills of the Shiwalik range, grazing their flock in the scrub forests.
(ii) By April, they moved north and spent the summer in Lahul and Spiti.
(iii) When the snow melted and the high passes rvere clear-, many of them moved to higher mountain meadows.
(iv) By September, they began their return movement and descended with their flock to their winter grazing ground, the Shiwalik hills.
(i) Nomads are people who do not live in one place but move from one area to another to earn their living. (ii) in many parts of India, we can see nomadic pastoralists on the move with their needs of cattle. (iii) For example Gujjars of Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir, Gaddi shepherds of Himachal PraRead more
(i) Nomads are people who do not live in one place but move from one area to another to earn their living.
(ii) in many parts of India, we can see nomadic pastoralists on the move with their needs of cattle.
(iii) For example Gujjars of Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir, Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh, Gujjars of Garhwal and Kumaon, Dhangars of Maharashtra. etc.
How did the Gujjar cattle herders of Garhwal and Kumaon go in search for pastures?
(i) The Guijar cattle herders came down to the dry forests of the bhabar in winter and went up to high meadows-the bugyals, in summer. (ii) Many of them were originally from Jammu and came to the UP hills in the 19th century in search of good pastures' (iii) This pattern of cyclical movement betweenRead more
(i) The Guijar cattle herders came down to the dry forests of the bhabar in winter and went up to high meadows-the bugyals, in summer.
See less(ii) Many of them were originally from Jammu and came to the UP hills in the 19th century in search of good pastures’
(iii) This pattern of cyclical movement between summer and winter-pastures was typical of many pastoral communities of the Himalayas.
Describe the seasonal movement of Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh.
(i) They spent their winter in the low hills of the Shiwalik range, grazing their flock in the scrub forests. (ii) By April, they moved north and spent the summer in Lahul and Spiti. (iii) When the snow melted and the high passes rvere clear-, many of them moved to higher mountain meadows. (iv) By SRead more
(i) They spent their winter in the low hills of the Shiwalik range, grazing their flock in the scrub forests.
See less(ii) By April, they moved north and spent the summer in Lahul and Spiti.
(iii) When the snow melted and the high passes rvere clear-, many of them moved to higher mountain meadows.
(iv) By September, they began their return movement and descended with their flock to their winter grazing ground, the Shiwalik hills.
Who are nomads? Give an example.
(i) Nomads are people who do not live in one place but move from one area to another to earn their living. (ii) in many parts of India, we can see nomadic pastoralists on the move with their needs of cattle. (iii) For example Gujjars of Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir, Gaddi shepherds of Himachal PraRead more
(i) Nomads are people who do not live in one place but move from one area to another to earn their living.
See less(ii) in many parts of India, we can see nomadic pastoralists on the move with their needs of cattle.
(iii) For example Gujjars of Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir, Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh, Gujjars of Garhwal and Kumaon, Dhangars of Maharashtra. etc.
When both crops and livestock are raised on the same farm, it is known as
(a) mixed farming
(a) mixed farming
See lessWhich of the following is incorrect for greenmanure?
(d) it allows leaching
(d) it allows leaching
See lessWhich of the following statement is correct about fertilizer?
(b) it is water insoluble
(b) it is water insoluble
See lessMilk does not provide
(d) iron
(d) iron
See lessThe process of cross breeding two different varieties of crop plants each having a desired characteristic, is known as
(b) hybridization
(b) hybridization
See lessPlants can be made disease-resistant by
(d) breeding with their wild relatives
(d) breeding with their wild relatives
See lessInland fisheries is referred to
(a) culturing fish in freshwater
(a) culturing fish in freshwater
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