9th Class Social Science Pastoralists in the Modern World Question Bank 9th CBSE Social Science Pastoralists in the Modern World

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      Which similarities are observed in the lifestyles of the Pastoralists of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh? Describe.

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                      (i) Gujjar Bakarwals of J&K are great herders of goat and sheep. They established and moved annually between their summer and winter grazing grounds. (ii) In winter, high mountains covered with snow, they lived in shiwalik range. (iii) In summer they begin northern march for the grazing grounds in the valleys of Kashmir. They go in groups called as kafila. (iv) Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh have a similar cyclic movement. They too spend the winters in shiwaliks - grazing - in scrub forest. (v) By April they move north and spend summer in Lahul and Spiti. (vi) When snow melts many move to high ground.


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