Which term is most appropriately defined by the migration of people to fixed pastures with the change in season?

Milpa farming

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Transhumance

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Pastoral nomadism

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Subsistence agriculture

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The correct option is B Transhumance
The process of migration from plain areas to pastures on mountains during summers and again from mountain pastures to plain areas during winters is known as transhumance. It has been said that the primary difference between transhumance and nomadic pastoralism is the fact that individuals practising the former tend to migrate to fixed seasonal pastures, while the nomads may follow a more irregular pattern of movement.

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