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==Etymology==
[[Latin]] nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral people, from [[Greek]], from nemein
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1579]
==Defnitions==
*1 : a member of a people who have no fixed [[residence]] but move from place to place usually [[seasonal]]ly and within a well-defined territory
*2 : an [[individual]] who roams about
==Description==
'''Nomadic''' people ([[Greek]]: νομάδες, nomádes, "those who let pasture herds") are [[communities]] of people who move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. There are an estimated 30-40 million nomads in the world. Many [[cultures]] have [[traditionally]] been nomadic, but traditional nomadic [[behavior]] is increasingly rare in industrialized countries. Nomadic cultures are [[discussed]] in three categories according to [[economic]] specialization: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer hunter-gatherers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoralism pastoral nomads], and "peripatetic nomads".
Nomadic [[hunting]] and gathering, following [[season]]ally available wild [[plants]] and game, is by far the oldest [[human]] subsistence [[method]].
Pastoralists raise herds, driving them or moving with them, in [[patterns]] that normally avoid depleting pastures beyond their [[ability]] to recover.
Peripatetic nomads, who offer the [[skills]] of a craft or trade to those they [[travel]] among, are most common in industrialized nations.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomad]
[[Category: Sociology]]
==Etymology==
[[Latin]] nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral people, from [[Greek]], from nemein
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1579]
==Defnitions==
*1 : a member of a people who have no fixed [[residence]] but move from place to place usually [[seasonal]]ly and within a well-defined territory
*2 : an [[individual]] who roams about
==Description==
'''Nomadic''' people ([[Greek]]: νομάδες, nomádes, "those who let pasture herds") are [[communities]] of people who move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. There are an estimated 30-40 million nomads in the world. Many [[cultures]] have [[traditionally]] been nomadic, but traditional nomadic [[behavior]] is increasingly rare in industrialized countries. Nomadic cultures are [[discussed]] in three categories according to [[economic]] specialization: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer hunter-gatherers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoralism pastoral nomads], and "peripatetic nomads".
Nomadic [[hunting]] and gathering, following [[season]]ally available wild [[plants]] and game, is by far the oldest [[human]] subsistence [[method]].
Pastoralists raise herds, driving them or moving with them, in [[patterns]] that normally avoid depleting pastures beyond their [[ability]] to recover.
Peripatetic nomads, who offer the [[skills]] of a craft or trade to those they [[travel]] among, are most common in industrialized nations.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomad]
[[Category: Sociology]]