“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.”

The above statement best describes which of the following regions?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2013 Prelims]

(a) African Savannah

(b) Central Asian Steppe

(c) North American Prairie

(d) Siberian Tundra


Answer: (b)

Explanation:

  • Nomadic herding is a subsistence activity where herders rely on animals for food, clothing, shelter, tools, and transport.
  • Herders move from place to place with their livestock based on the availability and quality of pastures and water, resulting in an irregular pattern of movement.
  • The correct answer is 2, indicating that the location described in the question is associated with past nomadic herding.
  • The Siberian Tundra cannot be the correct answer, as hunting and trapping reindeer are the primary economic activities there, not nomadic herding.

Note: The statement in the question mentions extreme climate, scanty rainfall, and a past population of nomadic herders. The question is testing knowledge of history through geography, specifically about nomadic empires like the Mongols.

Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

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