VOL 5 Test 3 - Transhumance

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Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Transhumance

Two Types of Transhumance

  • fixed: mainly in countries with predictable seasons, e.g. Switzerland
  • nomadic: in areas with unpredictable climatic conditions, e.g. Somalia

Study on the Movement of Pastoralists

  • for fixed transhumance, the pattern of movement is described as 1
  • while for nomadic transhumance, the pattern is more complex and varied

Differences in terms of Homes

  • fixed transhumance live in a semi-permanent shelter on high ground such as 2
  • nomadic transhumance always stay in portable shelters, e.g. homes of the Gabra people carried on 3

Number of People Involved

  • for fixed transhumance, only 4 pastoralists make the journey
  • however, all nomadic transhumance migrate with their livestock

Diet and Goods

  • people who do not leave the valleys may become 5
  • exchange animals with other communities for 6
  • herds provide all needs-food and 7

Research in Algeria in North Africa

  • they traditionally arrive in time to help local residents with the 8
  • their homes are 9 which are temporary shelters
  • a better term to describe this type of transhumance might be 10