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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[[Latin]] nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral people, from [[Greek]], from nemein

[[Latin]] nomad-, nomas member of a wandering pastoral people, from [[Greek]], from nemein

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1579]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1579]

==Defnitions==

==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

*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

*2 : an [[individual]] who roams about

==Description==

==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''' 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: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer hunter-gatherers], [https://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]].

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.

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]

Peripatetic nomads, who offer the [[skills]] of a craft or trade to those they [[travel]] among, are most common in industrialized nations.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomad]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]