Class 12 English - Vistas - Chapter Journey to the end of the Earth NCERT Solutions | Why is Antarctica the place to go to, to

What are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition?

‘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 does the third level refers to?

Does the story remind you of ‘Birth’ by A. J. Cronin that you read in Snapshots last year? What are the similarities?

What will Dr Sadao do to get rid of the man?

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?

What will now happen to the astrologer? Do you think the prophecy was indisputably disproved?

Why is an adult’s perspective on life different from that of a child’s?

Is there any film you have seen or novel you have read with a similar theme?

Will the exam now go as scheduled?

Where did Evans go?

Can you relate instances of game-hunting among the rich and the powerful in the present times that illustrate the callousness of human beings towards wildlife?