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People who move from place to place with no fixed home are called nomads.
Some nomads live in regions where the land is not rich enough for farming.

They keep herds of cattle, sheep, or goats. Nomadic herders may move from one
pasture to another as their animals eat up all the grass on the land. They may also

move to different pastures in summer and winter. Other nomads are hunters who
follow the herds of wild animals. Gypsies traveling the countryside as tinkers and

horse traders are also nomads.
Nomadic herders in Mongolia drive herds of sheep across the vast grasslands

of central Asia. They ride ponies and live in lightweight tents. Like most nomadic
herders, they live off their animals eating their meat, drinking their milk, and by

using their hides and wool for tents and clothing. The Bedouin herders of Arabia
spend most of the year roaming through the desert with their herds of sheep and

camels. But during the hottest season of the year, they pitch their tents near a
village. They trade their camels with the villagers for grain and rifles.

Some of the Plains Indians of North America were nomadic hunters. On their
horses, they followed the buffalo herds. They ate buffalo meat and used buffalo

skins to make cloths and tents.

Main Idea

What is the main idea of this story?

a. Nomads like to trade things.

b. Nomads move around from place to place and trade possessions.
c. Nomads like to herd cattle.

d. Nomads are mostly found in Mongolia.

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