Difference Between Nomadic & Sedentary
- The word nomadic describes the state of members of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water and grazing land. Although the term historically described a lifestyle of a group of people such as some Native American tribes or gypsy people, it is also describes someone in modern society who has no fixed residence. Forms of the word include nomad, nomadic and nomadism.
- The term sedentary is defined as "remaining or living in one area" or "not moving freely." This term can refer to individuals, groups of people, animals or even objects. Other forms of the word include sedentarily and sedentariness. Developed American and European societies are examples of sedentary society, marked by land ownership and established localities.
- Many groups in Africa still practice a nomadic lifestyle. The Fulani people are the largest nomadic group of people in the world, residing in west Africa and practicing Islam. Mostly nomadic herders and traders, the Fulani have existed for over a thousand years and have established nomadic trade routes between various ethnic groups. The height of the Fulani empire was between the 1800s and 1900s, and the nomadic group is attributed with spreading Islam throughout western Africa.
- The group lived a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one area of the northwest to another, depending on the time of year.
The young man was a nomad, moving from place to place, having dedicated his life to seeing the world firsthand. - He worked at a sedentary job, sitting at his desk in front of the same computer day after day.
The pond is sedentary; no new water ever passes through it.