Question 1 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 5 Class 9 History - Pastoralists in the Modern World - History

Describe how the movement of the Kurumas and Kurubas is defined by the requirement of their cattle.

Answer:

Points to remember

1. The alternation of the monsoon and dry seasons defined the seasonal rhythms of their movement.
2. In the dry season , they moved to the coastal tracts.
3. They leave the coastal tracts when the rain came because only buffaloes like the swampy conditions and other herds had to be shifted to the dry plateau at this time.

Answer to be written

1. The alternation of the monsoon and dry season in the dry central plateau of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh define the seasonal rhythms of their movement.
2. In the dry season , they moved to the coastal tracts.
3. They leave the coastal tracts when the rain comes because only buffaloes like the swampy , wet conditions of the coastal areas during the monsoon months and other herds had to be shifted to the dry plateau at this time.