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(NCERT Page 35) (ii) Cities appear as they are not from ~rs.
miles above the ground. Si)(
1. Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two
(iii) It is easy to understand why valleys
which are likely to occur in a geography lesson.
populated . are
An s. The followin g phrases usually occur in a (iv) It is difficult to understand why hurn
g e o g raph y lesson .
hate and kill one another. ans
Stanza 1
(v) The earth is round, and it has more sea
(a) Sc aled six inches to a mile than land.
S tanza 2 Ans. (i) There are cities where there are rivers
(a ) It wa s c lear w hy the country had cities where (iii) It is easy to understand why valleys ·
th e river ran and why the valleys were are populated.
popu lated . (v) The earth is round and it has more sea
(b) Land and water attracted man than land.
(c) Clearly delineated
4 . Mention two things that are
2. Seen from the window of an aeroplane, the city (i) clear from the height.
appears (ii) not clear from the height.
(i) as haphazard as on ground.
(ii) as neat as a map. Ans. (i) It becomes clearer from the height that
the earth is round and that land and
(iii ) a s d e veloped as necessary.
water attract man.
M ark the right answer.
(ii) Even from the height it was not clear
Ans. (i ii) a s developed as necessary. why men hate and kill each other and
3. Which of th e following statements are examples build walls across the city.
o f "the logic o f geog raphy"?
rt verY Short Answer Type Q
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frorn a certain height a mile got r
.
uest1ons Therefore , rather than continuously criticising
1. hes educed to their city, man should be thankful tor the comforts
jOC • · that he has. Man should, on the other hand, try to
Ans, From a certain height a mile derive answers to the mystery behind man's
to six inches. got reduced hatred and animosity towards another man.