Why was teaching route knowledge to children useful in pastoral society?

For the safe future movement of herds and families.

Pastoral livelihoods required regular movement to find suitable grazing, water and shelter. Route knowledge helped children understand landmarks, seasonal changes, customary passages and possible dangers. When they became adults, this knowledge enabled them to guide herds and families safely, choose viable routes and continue the community’s economic life. Option A is therefore correct because teaching routes was an investment in the survival and independence of the next generation. The other choices are implausible: pastoral route training was not designed for naval warfare, palace decoration or railway administration. The key concept is intergenerational transmission of practical environmental knowledge.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Pastoralists in the Modern World. Topic: Pastoral Nomads and their Movements.