With the growing demand for rubber in the mid nineteenth century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high ground and cultivated manioc, began to collect latex from wild rubber trees for supplying to traders.
With the growing demand for rubber in the mid nineteenth century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high ground and cultivated manioc, began to collect latex from wild rubber trees for supplying to traders.
(i) Many people who lived in or near forest had survived by hunting does, patridges and a variety of small animals. (ii) This customary practice was prohibited by the forest laws. Those caught hunting were now punished for poaching.
(i) Many people who lived in or near forest had survived by hunting does, patridges and a variety of small animals.
(ii) This customary practice was prohibited by the forest laws. Those caught hunting were now punished for poaching.
(i) It is a traditional agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa and South America. It is also called shifting cultivation. (ii) A piece of land is cleared and cultivation is practiced. When it lost fertility, they used to shift to the other forest covered area.
(i) It is a traditional agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa and South America. It is also called shifting cultivation.
(ii) A piece of land is cleared and cultivation is practiced. When it lost fertility, they used to shift to the other forest covered area.
What kind of products did nomadic communities of India like Banjaras trade in?
Elephants, hides, horns, silk cocoons, ivory', bamboo, spices, fibres, grasses, gums and resins, etc were the products traded by Banjara communities.
Elephants, hides, horns, silk cocoons, ivory’, bamboo, spices, fibres, grasses,
See lessgums and resins, etc were the products traded by Banjara communities.
Give one example of a community which had left their traditional occupations and started trading in forest products.
With the growing demand for rubber in the mid nineteenth century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high ground and cultivated manioc, began to collect latex from wild rubber trees for supplying to traders.
With the growing demand for rubber in the mid nineteenth century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high ground and cultivated manioc, began to collect latex from wild rubber trees for supplying to traders.
See lessHow did new forest laws affect the hunter forest dwellers?
(i) Many people who lived in or near forest had survived by hunting does, patridges and a variety of small animals. (ii) This customary practice was prohibited by the forest laws. Those caught hunting were now punished for poaching.
(i) Many people who lived in or near forest had survived by hunting does, patridges and a variety of small animals.
See less(ii) This customary practice was prohibited by the forest laws. Those caught hunting were now punished for poaching.
What kind of mixture of crops were grown in these plots of forests?
In Central India and ,Africa it would be millets, in Brazil manioc, and in other parts of Latin America maize and beans.
In Central India and ,Africa it would be millets, in Brazil manioc, and in other parts of Latin America maize and beans.
See lessWhat do you mean by Swidden Agriculture?
(i) It is a traditional agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa and South America. It is also called shifting cultivation. (ii) A piece of land is cleared and cultivation is practiced. When it lost fertility, they used to shift to the other forest covered area.
(i) It is a traditional agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa and South America. It is also called shifting cultivation.
See less(ii) A piece of land is cleared and cultivation is practiced. When it lost fertility, they used to shift to the other forest covered area.