Explain any three factors that the pastoral groups have to consider to sustain their life. [CBSE 2010, 2015, 2016]
The three factors which the pastoral groups have to consider to sustain their life are: (a) They have to judge how long the herds could stay at one place and know where they could find water and pastures. (b) They had to calculate the timing of their movement and had to move through different territories. (c) They had to set up relationship with the farmers, on the way, so that herds could graze in the harvested fields and manure the soil. They combined number of activities like cultivation, herding, and trade to sustain themselves.
