Working with the Poem
- Question: Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two that are likely to occur in a geography lesson.
- Answer:
- “patterns of land use”
- “the layout of the city”
- “natural features”
- “human settlement”
- Answer:
- Question: Seen from the window of an aeroplane, the city appears:
- (i) as haphazard as on ground.
- (ii) as neat as a map.
- (iii) as developed as necessary.
Mark the right answer. - Answer: (ii) as neat as a map.
- Question: Which of the following statements are examples of “the logic of geography”?
- (i) There are cities where there are rivers.
- (ii) Cities appear as they are not from six miles above the ground.
- (iii) It is easy to understand why valleys are populated.
- (iv) It is difficult to understand why humans hate and kill one another.
- (v) The earth is round, and it has more sea than land.
Answer: - (i) There are cities where there are rivers.
- (ii) Cities appear as they are not from six miles above the ground.
- (iii) It is easy to understand why valleys are populated.
- (v) The earth is round, and it has more sea than land. (Note: Statement iv is not an example of the logic of geography.)
- Question: Mention two things that are:
- (i) clear from the height.
- (ii) not clear from the height.
- Answer:
- (i) Clear from the height:
- The layout of urban areas.
- Natural landmarks like rivers and mountains.
- (ii) Not clear from the height:
- Individual human activities.
- The complexity of social interactions and cultural differences.
- (i) Clear from the height:
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