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(a) Name four pastoral communities of Africa.                         (b) Where are they to be found? (c) What are their occupations?

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(a) The Bedouins, Berbers, Maasai and Turkana were some of the pastoral communities of Africa. (b) Most of them are to be found in semi-arid grasslands or arid deserts where rain-fed agriculture is difficult. (c) They raise cattle, camels; goats etc. and sell their products like milk and meat. Others earn their living through trade and transport. Some combine pastoral activity with agriculture while still others did a variety of odd jobs to supplement their meagre earnings.