CBSE NCERT Solution for class 8 English poem 2 Geography Lesson

Working with the Poem

1. 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”
2. 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.
3. 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.)
4. 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.

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