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1.

What did the poet observe when the jet reached ten thousand feet?

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He observed that the country had cities where rivers ran and the valleys were populated.

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The last stanza shows the degradation of human nature. Do you agree with this view? Justify.

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The Geography lesson that the poet wants to teach his readers is of human degradation. The poet wants to highlight the fact that man, in spite of being the child of nature, has gone against the spirit of nature. Human population is divided on the basis of caste, language, race, sex, education, money, religion etc. Men have found causes to hate one another and to kill one another. This nature builds walls across cities. This has led to degradation.

3.

How had the city developed?

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In a haphazard, unplanned way without style.

4.

What is the logic of geography?

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The logic of geography is that land and water attract men.

5.

Ponder over the following questions and express your views in the answers.The picture of the Earth zooms out in the poet’s mind, and against that background we see human nature. Bring out the contrast between the Earth and human nature.

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If the earth stands for cohesion, man stands for division. If the earth stands for oneness and unity, man stands for separatist spirit. The earth selflessly gives everything to the human race without receiving anything in return. Man has constructed unnecessary geographical walls and boundaries in his selfishness. This selfishness has grown at a great speed and has built barriers of great height among people, creating hatred that has resulted in wars.

6.

What happened when the jet sprang to the sky?

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It became clear why the city had developed the way it had.

7.

What was difficult to understand?

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It was difficult to understand why men on earth found causes to hate each other and build walls across cities.

8.

When the jet sprang into the sky the poet understood why the city A) had developed in a haphazard manner B) was full of people C) looked so small D) had not at all developed.

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A) had developed in a haphazard manner

9.

According to the poet, what do men on earth do?

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According to the poet, men on the earth build walls unnecessarily. Inevitably, they hate one another. They build walls across cities, leading to clashes between groups of people.

10.

According to the poet, what was in greater proportion on earth?

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From the jet, at a height of more than six miles, the poet observed that the greater portion of the earth was covered by sea.

11.

When did the poet (speaker) realize that the earth was round?

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When the jet rose six miles high.

12.

From high above the Earth, how did the cities appear to the poet?

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From high above the earth, what had from the ground looked haphazard, unplanned and without style, was understood to be unavoidably so. The cities had come into existence where rivers ran and human population was thicker in the valleys.

13.

From a higher altitude, what lesson could the poet learn about the cities?

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From a higher altitude, the poet could learn that man had started to settle near river banks and valleys as he was attracted to both land and water. From this it was clear that nature had its own scheme of things and man had to go by the natural order instead of constructing additional boundaries.

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Ponder over the following questions and express your views in the answers.Imagine planet Earth having only water and no land. Do you think man would still draw boundaries and wage wars?

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Definitely. It is not that we do not have boundaries in water. We already have maritime boundaries with a conceptual division of the earth’s water. However, the fact remains that it is difficult to create boundaries on water. It will not be physically possible for him to claim a certain part of water as his own. But due to man’s thinking process, he might still wage wars and treat others with hatred and spite.

15.

The words ‘haphazard’ and ‘unplanned’ are used to describe ……………. (a) the scale (b) the sky (c) the jet (d) the cities.

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Correct Answer is: the cities.

16.

Geographically, what is the importance of rivers and valleys? Explain their importance with reference to the second stanza of the poem.

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If rivers stand for life, valleys stand for conveniences needed in life. Man started living near the river banks to cultivate crops. Valleys are used for grazing animals. The civilization began from the river valleys because water and vegetation nourished the civilization.

17.

Man built cities where rivers ran because A) land and water attracted man B) he wanted to draw boundaries C) he wanted everything for himselfD) he considered himself God.

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A) land and water attracted man

18.

From above, the city looked haphazard and unplanned. Why do you think the city looked so?

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The city looked haphazard and unplanned without style. People constructed buildings, houses, shops and offices as they liked without any planning.

19.

According to the poet, man on earth has divided the earth A) by drawing political boundaries B) by drawing religious boundaries C) on the basis of race D) all of the above.

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D) all of the above.

20.

Which were the three times when the speaker observed the earth from his jet?

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First when the jet sprang to the sky. Next when it reached ten thousand feet and the last time when the jet rose six miles high.

21.

When the jet rose six miles high, the earth looked round and had A) a number of people B) more land than water C) more sea than land D) more animals than people.

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C) more sea than land