A person practicing nomadic herding in the Tundra region of Eurasia moved to the southern part during winters. Why did he do so?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Due to severe winter conditions.
Nomadic herders move with their animals from one pasture to another as the seasons change.
Option (1) Due to political restrictions — Incorrect. Political boundaries explain why the number of nomads is falling. They do not explain the move to the south every winter.
Option (2) New settlement plans by the government — Incorrect. Settlement plans also shrink the areas of nomads. They are not the reason for a seasonal move.
Option (3) Presence of water resources. — Incorrect. The move follows the season. It is the cold, not water, that pushes the herds south.
Option (4) Due to severe winter conditions. — Correct. The tundra lies in the far north. In winter it becomes extremely cold, so the herders take their animals from north to south, and they go back north in summer.
NCERT (2026-27): “Nomadic Herding … Movement in search of pastures is undertaken either over vast horizontal distances or vertically from one elevation to another in the mountainous regions. … Similarly, in the tundra regions, the nomadic herders move from south to north in summers and from north to south in winters.” |