XII Eng. Suppl. Reader Lesson-3 Journey to the End of the Earth
Journey to the End of the Earth
1. Write a
note on phytoplankton?
It is in
microscopic nature. Those grasses of the sea, which nourish and sustain the
entire Southern Ocean’s food chain. These single celled plants use the sun’s
energy to assimilate carbon and synthesis organic compounds in that wondrous
and most important f processes called photosynthesis.
2.
What was the Akademik Shokalsky? What was the aim of this program and
who headed it?
The Akademik Sholasky was a Russian research vessel, which was
headed by to the Antarctica , to the coldest,
the driest and the windiest continent of the world. The Shokalsky was committed
to providing and inspiring educational opportunities to students so that they
could gain a new understanding of and a respect for the planet.
3 In a short span of 12 thousand years man
has managed to create a ruckus on this earth. How? (Journey to the End
of the Earth)
The man has managed in etching our dominance
over nature with our villages, towns, cities mega cities. The rapid increase of
human population has left us battling with other spices for limited resources,
and the unmitigated burning of fissile has now created a blanket of carbon
dioxide around the world, which is slowly surely increasing the average global
temperature.
4. Write a short note Gondawana? Where and
how long did it exist?
Gondawana was the name of the giant amalgamated southern super
continent centered around he present day. Antarctica ,
which existed about six hindered and fifty million years ago. Things were
different then, humans neither had nor arrived on the scene, and the warmer
climate hosted a variety of flora and fauna and the landmass thrived for 500
millions years.
5. What was the feeling of the writer after
he had spent two weeks in the Antarctica ?
After spending two weeks in Antarctica ,
the writer said that he was in giant ping pong ball devoid of any human
markers, like trees bill birds and buildings. He lost all sense of earthly
perspective and days seemed to go endlessly, in the surreal 24 hours austral
light. The silence was interrupted by the sound of an avalanche or a calving
ice sheet.
6. Why is it considered crucial that the Antarctica remain intact? What loss would global warming
cause in this context?
It is important that the Antartica remain intact because it holds
its ice course, half a million year old carbon records trapped in the layers of
ice. If one wants to study, examine know the past, the present and the future
of the earth, the Antarctica is the place to
go.
7. What was the main objective behind the
“Student on Ice programme? How did it mean to achieve its objectives?
Student on ice is a program 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 faster a new understanding and
respect our planets. It offers the future generations of the policy makers a
life changing experience at an age when they are ready to absorb, learn, and
most importantly, act.
8. How does the writer get across the message
that one has to take care of small things and big things will fall in to place?
The microscopic Phytoplankton nourishes and sustains the entire
southern ocean food chain. The single cell plant uses the sun’s energy for
photosynthesis and a further depletion
of the ozone layer could affect the food activities of phytoplankton, which in
turn would adversely the lives of the marine animals, birds of the region and
the global carbon cycle. Hence the small things have to be taken care of for
big things to fall in t o place.
9. What are the indications for the future of
mankind?
The rapid increase o human population has left us battling of
fossil fuels as created a blanket of carbon dioxide around the world. This is
slowly and surely increasing the average global temperature. This is of grave
concern.
10. Why does the writer feel that being in
the Antarctica is like being in a giant ping-
pong ball?
The
writer felt that after spending two weeks in Antarctica ,
the writer said that he was in giant ping pong ball devoid of any human
markers, like trees bill birds and buildings. He lost all sense of earthly
perspective and days seemed to go endlessly, in the surreal 24 hours austral
light. The silence was interrupted by the sound of an avalanche or a calving
ice sheet.
1. How can we say that Antarctica
is the best place to study and understand about
Earth’s present, past and future? Answer with
reference to, Journey to the end of
the Earth.
Six hundred and
fifty million years ago Gondwana existed. It was centered roughly around the
present day Antarctica . Man had not arrived on
the scene. The climate was warm. Then the dinosaurs were wiped out and mammals
appeared on the scene. The land mass was forced to separate into continents and
countries due to continental shift.
All this past comes to mind when a
person visits Antarctica . It lets the person
feel the past and be a part of it. It allows the person to get a grasp of where
we have come from, what a ruckus we have made of it and where we are heading
toward. It lets us understand the significance of cordilleran folds and
pre-Cambrian granite rocks. It reminds us of Ozone and Carbon, evolution and
extinction. It makes us think about the mind boggling continental shift.
So
we can say that Antarctica is a laboratory for
Earth’s present, past and future
2. What was the main objective behind the
“Student on Ice programme? How did it mean to achieve its objectives?
Student on Ice programme is headed by Canadian Geoff Green
Student
on ice is a program 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 faster a new understanding and respect our
planets. It offers the future generations of the policy makers a life changing
experience at an age when they are ready to absorb, learn, and most
importantly, act.
The program has been so
successful one because it’s impossible to go any where near the South Pole and
not affected by it. It’s easy to be blaze about polar ice capes melting while
sitting in the comfort zone of our respective latitude and longitude
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