Journey to the End of the Earth: Complete NCERT Solution 12th English will have a summary, questions and answers, and pdf for the students. Tishani Doshi, the writer of ‘Journey to the End of the Earth, explains her journey to Antarctica in this chapter. Students from high schools are taken to Antarctica, the end of the world. It inspires the students to understand and respect our planet. Journey to the End of the Earth: Complete NCERT Solution 12th English is for the students of CBSE and HBSE of class 12 English.
‘Journey to the End of the Earth’ Summary: Complete NCERT Solution
Tishani Doshi, the writer of ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’: Complete Information
Tishani Doshi, the writer of ‘Journey to the End of the Earth, explains her journey to Antarctica in this chapter. The summary will explain all the details of the chapter, ‘Journey to the End of the Earth. “The continent of Antarctica makes up most of the Antarctic region”. It is a very cold continent where cold water meets the warmer waters of the world’s oceans. “The Antarctic covers approximately 20 per cent of the Southern Hemisphere. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in terms of total area.” National Geographic.
“Tishani Doshi (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian poet, journalist, and dancer based in Chennai.[1] In 2006 she won the Forward Prize for her debut poetry book Countries of the Body. Her poetry book A God at the Door has been shortlisted for the 2021 Forward Forward Prize in the best poetry collection category.[2]” Wikipedia.
The summary of the chapter explains her journey to the coldest continent of the world, named Antarctica, the fifth-largest continent in terms of the area. She boarded a Russian research ship. She started her journey from Chennai. She was part of the group of 52 students named ‘Students on Ice’. It was an educational tour to provide educational opportunities to learn about the continent. She travelled over 100 hours in a combination of a car, an aeroplane, and a ship. The journey consisted of nine time zones, six checkpoints, three bodies of water, and three ecospheres.
She found Antarctica as a white landscape, the “coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world”. It is an isolated and immense continent. “If you want to know more about the planet’s past, present, and future, Antarctica is the place to go to.” Bon Voyage! Gondwana, a giant southern supercontinent, was established six hundred and fifty million years ago. There were no human beings present on the Gondwana continent. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe came into shape.
Human Impact on Antarctica: ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’
Antarctica has always been a part of history. It tells us our history of origin and our future life where we are going. It consists of Cordilleran folds and pre-Cambrian granite shields, ozone, and carbon. It tells us about the evolution and extinction of humans. It tells us about human civilisation and tells us how we behave with nature by building villages, towns, cities, and megacities. The increase in the population has adversely affected our resources, and the burning of fossils has created a blanket of carbon dioxide around the world, which has become the main cause of global warming. Will the West Antarctic ice sheet melt entirely? These are the burning issues of global warming.
‘Students on Ice’ Programme: ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’
Students from high schools are taken to Antarctica, which is considered the end of the world. It inspires the students to understand and respect our planet. This programme is in operation and has been running for six years, headed by Canadian, Geoff Green, who offers the opportunity to people for a life-changing experience at an age when they can easily absorb, learn, and act. The programme is successful because it’s impossible to reach certain places alone. It provides the opportunity to realise the real threat of global warming. Antarctica has a simple ecosystem and a lack of biodiversity, so the impacts of environmental change have been visible in this place. Therefore, the Student on Ice programme was excellent for students to understand the impacts of global warming on our future lives.
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‘Journey to the End of the Earth’ की लेखिका Tishani Joshi इस अध्याय में अंटार्कटिका की अपनी यात्रा के बारे में बताती हैं। सारांश ‘पृथ्वी के अंत की यात्रा’ अध्याय के सभी विवरणों की व्याख्या करेगा। “अंटार्कटिका महाद्वीप अंटार्कटिक क्षेत्र का अधिकांश भाग बनाता है”। यह एक बहुत ही ठंडा महाद्वीप है जहाँ ठंडा पानी दुनिया के महासागरों के गर्म पानी से मिलता है। “अंटार्कटिक दक्षिणी गोलार्ध के लगभग 20 प्रतिशत को कवर करता है। अंटार्कटिका कुल क्षेत्रफल के मामले में पांचवां सबसे बड़ा महाद्वीप है।” National Geographic.
“तिशानी दोशी (जन्म 9 दिसंबर 1975) चेन्नई में स्थित एक भारतीय कवि, पत्रकार और नर्तकी हैं। [1] 2006 में उन्होंने अपनी पहली कविता पुस्तक कंट्रीज़ ऑफ़ द बॉडी के लिए फ़ॉरवर्ड पुरस्कार जीता। उनकी कविता पुस्तक ए गॉड एट द डोर सर्वश्रेष्ठ कविता संग्रह श्रेणी में 2021 के फॉरवर्ड फॉरवर्ड पुरस्कार के लिए चुना गया है।[2]” Wikipedia.
अध्याय का सारांश दुनिया के सबसे ठंडे महाद्वीप के लिए उसकी यात्रा की व्याख्या करता है, जिसका नाम अंटार्कटिका है, जो क्षेत्र के मामले में पांचवां सबसे बड़ा महाद्वीप है। वह एक रूसी शोध जहाज पर सवार हुई। उन्होंने चेन्नई से अपने सफर की शुरुआत की। वह ‘स्टूडेंट्स ऑन आइस’ नाम के 52 छात्रों के समूह का हिस्सा थीं। यह महाद्वीप के बारे में जानने के लिए शैक्षिक अवसर प्रदान करने के लिए एक शैक्षिक दौरा था। उसने एक कार, एक हवाई जहाज और एक जहाज के संयोजन में 100 घंटे से अधिक की यात्रा की। यात्रा में नौ समय क्षेत्र, छह चौकियां, तीन जल निकाय और तीन पारिस्थितिक क्षेत्र शामिल थे।
उसने अंटार्कटिका को एक सफेद परिदृश्य के रूप में पाया, जो “दुनिया का सबसे ठंडा, सबसे शुष्क, हवा वाला महाद्वीप” है। यह एक अलग और विशाल महाद्वीप है। “यदि आप ग्रह के अतीत, वर्तमान और भविष्य के बारे में अधिक जानना चाहते हैं, तो अंटार्कटिका जाने का स्थान है।” बॉन यात्रा! गोंडवाना, एक विशाल दक्षिणी महामहाद्वीप, छह सौ पचास मिलियन वर्ष पहले स्थापित किया गया था। गोंडवाना महाद्वीप पर कोई मनुष्य मौजूद नहीं था। जलवायु गर्म थी, और यह “वनस्पति और जीवों” में समृद्ध था। यह 500 मिलियन वर्षों तक अस्तित्व में रहा जब डायनासोर का सफाया हो गया, स्तनधारियों का युग अस्तित्व में आया और विश्व की वर्तमान प्रणाली आकार में आई।
अंटार्कटिका पर मानव प्रभाव।
अंटार्कटिका हमेशा से इतिहास का हिस्सा रहा है। यह हमें हमारे मूल के इतिहास और हमारे भविष्य के जीवन के बारे में बताता है कि हम कहाँ जा रहे हैं। इसमें कॉर्डिलरन फोल्ड और प्री-कैम्ब्रियन ग्रेनाइट शील्ड, ओजोन और कार्बन शामिल हैं। यह हमें मनुष्यों के विकास और विलुप्त होने के बारे में बताता है। यह हमें मानव सभ्यता के बारे में बताता है और हमें बताता है कि गांवों, कस्बों, शहरों और महानगरों का निर्माण करके हम प्रकृति के साथ कैसा व्यवहार करते हैं। जनसंख्या में वृद्धि ने हमारे संसाधनों पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव डाला है, और जीवाश्मों के जलने से दुनिया भर में कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड का एक आवरण बन गया है, जो ग्लोबल वार्मिंग का मुख्य कारण बन गया है। क्या पश्चिमी अंटार्कटिका की बर्फ की चादर पूरी तरह से पिघल जाएगी? ये ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के ज्वलंत मुद्दे हैं।
‘स्टूडेंट्स ऑन आइस’ कार्यक्रम।(‘Students on Ice’ Programe)
हाई स्कूल के छात्रों को अंटार्कटिका ले जाया जाता है, जिसे दुनिया का अंत माना जाता है। यह छात्रों को हमारे ग्रह को समझने और सम्मान करने के लिए प्रेरित करता है। यह कार्यक्रम चल रहा है और छह साल से चल रहा है, जिसका नेतृत्व कैनेडियन, ज्योफ ग्रीन कर रहे हैं, जो लोगों को उस उम्र में जीवन बदलने वाले अनुभव का अवसर प्रदान करता है जब वे आसानी से अवशोषित, सीख और कार्य कर सकते हैं। कार्यक्रम सफल है क्योंकि अकेले कुछ स्थानों तक पहुंचना असंभव है। यह ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के वास्तविक खतरे को महसूस करने का अवसर प्रदान करता है। अंटार्कटिका में एक सरल पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र और जैव विविधता की कमी है, इसलिए पर्यावरण परिवर्तन के प्रभाव इस जगह पर स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई दे रहे हैं। इसलिए, भविष्य की पीढ़ियों के लिए हमारे भविष्य के जीवन पर ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के प्रभावों को समझने के लिए स्टूडेंट ऑन आइस कार्यक्रम एक उत्कृष्ट कार्यक्रम था।
‘Journey to the End of the Earth’ Questions and Answers, Summary, and MCQ: PDF
Complete Reading Skills Solutions: ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’
1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
By the time I actually set foot on the Antarctic continent I had been travelling over 100 hours in combination of a car, an aeroplane and a ship; so, my first emotion on facing Antarctica’s expansive white landscape and uninterrupted blue horizon was relief, followed up with an immediate and profound wonder. Wonder at its immensity, its isolation, but mainly at how there could ever have been a time when India and Antarctica were part of the same landmass
Q.1. How many hours did the author travel to land on Antarctica?
(A) 200
(B) 100
(C) 152
(D) None
Ans. (B) 100
Q.2. How did she travel to Antarctica?
Ans. She travelled to Antarctica using a car, an airplane, and a ship.
Q.3. How was she welcomed in Antarctica?
Ans. She was welcomed by the white landscape and uninterrupted blue horizon of Antarctica.
Q.4: What did the author feel on reaching Antarctica?
Ans. She felt relief.
Q.5. What did she see on Antarctica?
Ans. She saw Antarctica’s expansive white landscape and uninterrupted blue horizon.
Q.6. What were the wonderful things he noted in Antarctica?
Ans. She was astounded by the universe’s vastness and isolation.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Six hundred and fifty million years ago, a giant amalgamated southern supercontinent — Gondwana — did indeed exist, centred roughly around the present-day 2022-23 Journey to the end of the Earth 19 Antarctica. Things were quite different then: humans hadn’t arrived on the global scene, and the climate was much warmer, hosting a huge variety of flora and fauna. For 500 million years Gondwana thrived, but around the time when the dinosaurs were wiped out and the age of the mammals got under way, the landmass was forced to separate into countries, shaping the globe much as we know it today.
Q. 1. When was Gondwana existed?
Q. 2. Where was Gondwana?
Q. 3. Was there any presence of human being in Gondwana?
Q. 4. How was the climate in Gondwana?
Q. 6. Why were there a huge variety of flora and fauna?
Q. 6. (a) After flora and fauna, the dinosaurs were wiped out.
(b) The age of mammals started.
(c) Later it was forced to disintegrate into various countries of today
(d) all are correct
Ans. (d) all are correct
3. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Human civilisations have been around for a paltry 12,000 years — barely a few seconds on the geological clock. In that short amount of time, we’ve managed to create quite a ruckus, etching our dominance over Nature with our villages, towns, cities, megacities. The rapid increase of human populations has left us battling with other species for limited resources, and the unmitigated burning of fossil fuels has now created a blanket of carbon dioxide around the world, which is slowly but surely increasing the average global temperature……….
Q. 1. What does Antarctica tell us about our history?
Ans. : Antarctica tells us about our past and future.
Q.2. What is the effect of human civilization on nature?
Ans.It spoils our nature.
Q. 3. What is the result of burning?
Ans. It creates more carbon dioxide.
Q. 4. What is the effect of carbon dioxide on global temperatures?
Ans: Temperature increases due to carbon dioxide.
Q. 5. Which chapter did these lines come from?
Ans., Journey to the End of the Earth,
Q. 6. What is the name of the writer?
Ans. Tishani Doshi
How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
Students on Ice, the programme I was working with on the Shokalskiy, aims to do exactly this by taking high school students to the ends of the world and providing them with inspiring educational opportunities which will help them foster a new understanding and respect for our planet. It’s been in operation for six years now, headed by Canadian Geoff Green, who got tired of carting celebrities and retired, rich, curiosity-seekers who could only ‘give’ back in a limited way. With Students on Ice, he offers the future generation of policy-makers a life-changing experience at an age when they’re ready to absorb, learn, and most importantly, act.
Q. 1. The research vessel, “Akademik Sholanskiy,” belongs to
Ans: The research vessel “Akademik Sholanskiy” belongs to Russia.
Q. 2. What was the “Students on Ice” programme?
“Students on Ice” was the programme to take the high school students to the end of the earth.
Q. 3. What was the target audience for “Students on Ice”?
Ans. The target of the programme “Students on Ice” was to make them learn to respect the planet.
Q. 4. How long was the “Students on Ice” programme?
Ans. The “Students on Ice” programme lasted for six years.
Q. 5. Who was the head of the “Students on Ice” programme?
Ans. Geoff Green was the head of the “Students on Ice” programme.
Q. 6. To which country did the head of the “Students on Ice” programme belong?
Geoff Green was a Canadian citizen.
Q. 7. Why did Geoff Green prefer to work with the students?
Ans. Geoff Green preferred to work with students because they provide the greatest returns to society.
‘Journey to the End of the Earth’ Text Book Questions and Answers: Complete NCERT Solution 12th English
‘Journey to the End of the Earth’ Questions and Answers are critical In the Class 12 English CBSE/HBSE exams. Tishani Doshi, author of “Journey to the End of the Earth,” describes her trip to Antarctica in this chapter. The following are the key questions and answers from “Journey to the End of the Earth.”
Journey to the end of the Earth Reading with insight
Q. 1. How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind?
Ans: Geological phenomena are always helpful to us in understanding our history of origin and where we are heading. Tishani Doshi, the writer of “Journey to the End of the Earth”, explains in this chapter the evolution of human beings with the help of her visit to Antarctica, which tells us about the origin of humans when dinosaurs were wiped out and then the age of mammals came into existence. This is how the current world order came into existence.
Q. 2. ‘The world’s geological history is trapped in Antarctica How is the study of this region useful to us?
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Q. 3. What is unique and special about Antarctica? (HBSE 2020)
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Q. 4. Why is Antarctica the place to go to, to understand the earth’s present, past and future?(HBSE 2014,Sept.2019, 2020)
Ans: Tishani Doshi, the writer of ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’, found Antarctica as a white landscape, the “coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world”. It is an isolated and immense continent. “If you want to know more about the planet’s past, present, and future, Antarctica is the place to go to.” Bon Voyage! Gondwana, a giant southern supercontinent, was established six hundred and fifty million years ago. There were no human beings present on the Gondwana continent. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe came into shape. History has always included Antarctica. It explains our founding story and where we are headed in the future.
Q. 5. How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind in “Journey to the End of the Earth”?
Ans: Tishani Doshi, the writer of ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’, found Antarctica as a white landscape, the “coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world”. It is an isolated and immense continent. “If you want to know more about the planet’s past, present, and future, Antarctica is the place to go to. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe came into shape. Our resources have been negatively impacted by the growing population, and the combustion of fossil fuels has resulted in a worldwide carbon dioxide ozone layer that is now the primary contributor to global warming. Is the West Antarctic ice sheet going to completely melt?
Q. 6. What are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition?
Ans: Geoff Green, a Canadian, offers the opportunity to high school students to get a life-changing experience at an age when they can easily absorb, learn, and act. The ‘Students on Ice’ Programme is successful because it’s impossible to reach certain places alone. It provides the opportunity to realise the real threat of global warming. Antarctica has a simple ecosystem and a lack of biodiversity, so the impacts of environmental change have been visible in this place. Therefore, the Student on Ice programme was an excellent programme for students to understand the impacts of global warming on our future lives.
Q. 7. ‘Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.’ What is the relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarctic environment?
Ans: The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe came into shape. Antarctica has a simple ecosystem and a lack of biodiversity, so the impacts of environmental change have been visible in this place. Therefore, the Student on Ice programme was excellent for students to understand the impacts of global warming on our future lives, which are visible in Antarctica.
Q. 8. Why is the author filled with wonder when she reached Antarctica?
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Q. 9. What was the first reaction of the writer when she set foot in Antarctica?
Ans: She had been travelling for over 100 hours in a combination of a car, an aeroplane, and a ship. She found Antarctica the most beautiful white landscape and an unexplored blue horizon. She felt relieved and wondered about its immensity and isolation. She wondered at the thought of how there could ever have been a time when India and Antarctica were part of the same landscape.
Q. 10. How was Gondwana 650 million years ago? (HBSE 2010,2012)
Ans: Gondwana, a giant southern supercontinent, was established six hundred and fifty million years ago. There were no human beings present on the Gondwana continent. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe came into shape.
‘Journey to the End of the Earth’ Extra Small Questions and Answers: Complete Answer
Q. 1. What is the name of the writer of “Journey to the End of the Earth”?
Ans: The name of the author is Tishani Joshi
Q. 2. What is she talking about in “Journey to the End of the Earth”?
Ans: The writer describes her journey to the coldest continent of the world, Antarctica.
Q. 3. Where is the end of the Earth?
Ans: Antarctica is the end of the earth.
Q. 4. What is the temperature in Antarctica?
Ans: The temperature of Antarctica is Very cold.
Q. 5. The research vessel, “Akademik Sholanskiy,” belongs to
Ans: The research vessel, “Akademik Sholanskiy,” belongs to Russia.
Q. 6. Who is the organiser of the trip?
Ans: Geoff Green
Q. 7. What is the name of the programme for Antarctica?
Ans: The name of the programme for Antarctica is ‘Students on Ice’
Q. 8. How long has this programme been going on?
Ans: Six years
Q. 9. Who is the head of this programme?
Ans: Geoff Green
Q. 10. For whom is the programme intended?
Ans: High School Students
Q. 12. Why is the programme only for students in high school?
Ans: The programme only for students in high school to understand the future comfortably.
Q. 13. How many students were there in the program?
Ans: 52
Q. 14. How much time does it take to reach Antarctica?
Ans: 100 Hours
Q. 15. How many time zones did she cover before she reached Antarctica?
Ans: 9
Q. 16. What is the colour of the landscape in Antarctica?
Ans: White
Q. 17. Where is the planet’s ‘past, present, and future’ to be found?
Ans: Antarctica
Q. 18. When was Gondwana established?
Ans: Six hundred and fifty million years ago
Q. 19. Were there humans on Gondwana present?
Ans: No
Q. 1. What was the climate of Gondwana like?
Ans: Warm
Q. 20. Gondwana was rich in…:
Ans: “flora and fauna.”
Q. 21. How long has Gondwana existed?
Ans: 500 million years
Q. 22. What is the most hotly contested environmental debate of our time?
Ans: Climate change
Q. 23. When did mammals come into existence?
Ans: After the extinction of dinosaurs
Q. 24. What does Antarctica tell us?
Ans: past, present, and future
Q. 25. How do humans affect nature?
Ans: Spoil nature
Q. 26. What is the cause of global warming?
Ans: Excess use of resources
Q. 27. What lessons can students take away from the “Students on Ice” program?
Ans: Protect Earth
Q. 28. Which gas is produced as a result of global warming?
Ans: Carbon dioxide
Journey To The End Of The Earth Long Questions and Answers: Complete NCERT Solution 12th English
Question.1 :
You have been the part of the programme on ‘Students on Ice’ in ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’. Share your experiences of the programme on ‘Students on Ice’ with the students of your class. Include: the way of journey, time to reach, atmosphere on Antartica, and How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind? You can start the address: Dear friends…..
Answer:
Dear friends as all of you know that I have the part of the programme of the “Students on Ice” which had 52 students of high school . I am sharing my experience of the programme of the “Students on Ice” to enhance your knowledge of the way of journey, time to reach, atmosphere on Antartica, and How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind? I hope you will be excited to hear me on the programme.
By the time I actually set foot on the Antarctic continent I had been travelling over 100 hours in combination of a car, an aeroplane and a ship. It is a very cold continent where cold water meets the warmer waters of the world’s oceans. “The Antarctic covers approximately 20 per cent of the Southern Hemisphere. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in terms of total area.” National Geographic.
It is an isolated and immense continent. “If you want to know more about the planet’s past, present, and future, Antarctica is the place to go to.” Bon Voyage! Gondwana, a giant southern supercontinent, was established six hundred and fifty million years ago. There were no human beings present on the Gondwana continent. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe came into shape. History has always included Antarctica. It explains our founding story and where we are headed in the future.
I hope, you might have got all the information and challenges on Antarctic continent.
Question 2:
How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind? What are the indications for the future of humankind? Explain the the history of humankind using your knowledge of “Journey to the End of the Earth”.
Ans: Tishani Doshi, the writer of ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’, found Antarctica as a white landscape, the “coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world”. It is an isolated and immense continent. “If you want to know more about the planet’s past, present, and future, Antarctica is the place to go to.
History has always included Antarctica. It explains our founding story and where we are headed in the future. It is made up of carbon, ozone, pre-Cambrian granite shields, and Cordilleran folds. It provides information on the extinction and evolution of people. By creating towns, cities, and megacities, we demonstrate human civilisation and how we interact with the natural world. Our resources have been negatively impacted by the growing population, and the combustion of fossil fuels has resulted in a worldwide carbon dioxide ozone layer that is now the primary contributor to global warming. Is the West Antarctic ice sheet going to completely melt?
Question 3:
What makes Antarctica an ideal subject of study? Is the title “Journey to the End of the Earth” relevant to the main ideas of the chapter?
Answer:
The writer uses the title to explain his or her main ideas, and it must reveal the plot and theme of the chapter. Tishani Doshi, the writer of “Journey to the End of the Earth,” found Antarctica as a white landscape, the “coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world.” It is an isolated and immense continent. “If you want to know more about the planet’s past, present, and future, Antarctica is the place to go and an ideal subject to study as it is related to human existence.”
“Journey to the End of the Earth” explains the planet’s past, present, and future. The programme of “Students on Ice” provides an opportunity for the students to learn about the evolution of mankind. Gondwana, a giant southern supercontinent, was established six hundred and fifty million years ago. There were no human beings present on the Gondwana continent. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe took shape. History has always included Antarctica. It explains our founding story and where we are headed in the future.
Hence, the title “Journey to the End of the Earth” is appropriate and suitable for the study of Antarctica.
Writing Skills on “Journey to the End of the Earth”.
Question 1:
Reporting on the programme of the “Students on Ice”.
“If you want to know more about the planet’s past, present, and future, Antarctica is the place to go to. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” You have the part of the programme of the “Students on Ice”. Being a reporter of the newspaper, write a report on the programme of the “Students on Ice”.
Answer:
Report on “Students on Ice”
By Sonakshi, The Times of India
Delhi
March 20, 2023.
I got an opportunity to be part of the “Students on Ice” trip to Antarctica. The journey of the “Students on Ice” took more than 100 hours in a combination of a car, an airplane, and a Russian ship. Geoff Green directed “Students on Ice,” which taught the history of humanity in Antarctica to 52 high school students.
Antarctica was an isolated and immense continent, and the students were able to learn about the planet’s past, present, and future. We found that Antarctica was a white landscape, the “coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world.” Gondwana, a giant southern supercontinent, was established six hundred and fifty million years ago. There were no human beings present on the Gondwana continent. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe took shape.
Antarctica was explained, the future of which is made of carbon, ozone, pre-Cambrian granite shields, and Cordilleran folds. It provided information on the extinction and evolution of people. Is the West Antarctic ice sheet going to completely melt? That was the question before the students on the “Students on Ice” trip to Antarctica. History has always included Antarctica. It explains our founding story and where we are headed in the future.
Question 2:
Article on: “Antarctica: The Effects of Pollution”
You are a student of the 12th class, and you have just gone through the chapter “Journey to the End of the Earth.” Write an article on “Antarctica: The Effects of Pollution,” explaining the history of mankind, the bad effects of pollution on Antarctica, and the result of the pollution.
Answer:
Antarctica is a remote and vast continent that provides human protection. Antarctica is a white landscape, the “coldest, driest, and windiest continent in the world.” Gondwana, a giant southern supercontinent, was established six hundred and fifty million years ago. There were no human beings present on the Gondwana continent. The climate was warmer, and it was rich in “flora and fauna.” It existed for 500 million years when the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals came into existence, and the present system of the globe took shape.
By creating towns, cities, and megacities, we demonstrate human civilization and how we interact with the natural world. Our resources have been negatively impacted by the growing population, and the combustion of fossil fuels has resulted in a worldwide carbon dioxide ozone layer that is now the primary contributor to global warming. Is the West Antarctic ice sheet going to completely melt? Antarctica is the place to realize the impact of global warming and the future of the earth. Hence, we need to protect Antarctica for the benefit of mankind.
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