Class 12 English - Vistas - Chapter Journey to the end of the Earth NCERT Solutions | What are Geoff Green’s reasons for

Why is Antarctica the place to go to, to understand the earth’s present, past and future?

‘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 Antarcticenvironment?

‘The world’s geological history is trapped in Antarctica.’ How is the study of this region useful to us?

Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?

Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house?

Who is Jo? How does she respond to her father’s story-telling?

The two accounts that you read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them?

What does the third level refers to?

What kind of a person was Evans?

It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. Do you agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children?

What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?

Bama’s experience is that of a victim of the caste system. What kind of discrimination does Zitkala-Sa’s experience depict? What are their responses to their respective situations?

Will the exam now go as scheduled?

What could the Governor have done to securely bring back Evans to prison when he caught him at the Golden Lion? Does that final act of foolishness really prove that “he was just another good-for-a-giggle, gullible governor, that was all”?

What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?

What makes Jack feel caught in an uglymiddle position?

What will the Maharaja do to find the required number of tigers to kill?

Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?

You have read ‘Adventure’ by Jayant Narlikar in Hornbill Class XI. Compare the interweaving of fantasy and reality in the two stories.

‘The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.’ What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them?

Dr Sadao was compelled by his duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made Hana, his wife, sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from the domestic staff?

What does the third level refers to?

What kind of a person was Evans?