Updated on 18/07/2021
Journey to
the End of the Earth (Tishani Doshi)
Main Points of the
chapter:
Ø In this chapter, the writer describes
her journey to the Antarctica.
Ø This journey was a part of a
programme called ‘Students on Ice’.
Ø She went there with a group of 52
students. They started their journey from Madras.
Ø It aimed at teaching students about
the importance of preserving the environment.
Ø The programme was headed by a
Canadian, Geoff Green.
Ø People visit Antarctica to know the
earth’s present, past and future.
Ø In Antarctica there are no nights and
days as we experience there. There is only silence everywhere.
Ø Receding glaciers and collapsing ice
shelves can tell, how the danger of floods is increasing day by day.
Ø The temperature is rising because of
the greenhouse effect.
The best place where this effect can be studied is Antarcti
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 Who is the writer of the essay,
‘Journey to the end of the Earth’?
Ans. Tishani Doshi
Q. 2 Which journey does the writer
describe in ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’?
Ans. Journey to Antarctica
Q. 3 From where did the writer’s
journey start?
Ans. From Madras
Q. 4 For how many hours did the
writer travel for reaching Antarctica?
Ans. More than one hundred hours
Q. 5 Which creatures were wiped out
sixty million years ago?
Ans. Dinosaurs
Q. 6 Why do people visit Antarctica?
Ans. To know the earth’s past and
future
Q. 7 How long has there been civilization
on this earth?
Ans. For 12000 years
Q. 8 What is the result of man’s
progress?
Ans. Pollution
Q. 9 What is the reason for the rise
in the earth’s temperature?
Ans. Greenhouse effect
Q. 10 What is the best place for
studying the effect of global warming?
Ans. Antarctica
Q. 11 Who headed the programme
‘Students on Ice’?
Ans. Geoff Green
Q.12 On which programme was the
writer working?
Ans. Students on Ice
Q. 13 What was the name of the giant
super continent which existed six hundred and fifty million years ago?
Ans. Gondwana
Q. 14 Which two continents were once
part of the same landmass?
Ans. India and Antarctica
Q. 15 How many years ago were the
dinosaurs wiped out.
Ans. about fifty million years ago
Q. 16 How many students were the part
of the programme ‘Students on Ice’?
Ans. 52 students
Topic- Short Type Q-Ans. Of Ch ‘Journey to the End of the
Earth
Q. 1 How do geological phenomena help
us to know about the history of humankind?
Ans.
Geological phenomena can help us to know where we have come from and where we
are possibly heading.
Q. 2 How long was the writer’s journey
to Antarctica?
Ans.
Tishani Doshi started her journey form Madras. She had to cross nine time
zones, six check-points, three bodies of water and three ecospheres. She
travelled one hundred hours to reach the Antarctica.
Q. 3 What information does the writer
give about Gondwana?
Ans.
About six hundred and fifty millions years ago, Gondwana was the southern
supercontinent. It centered roughly around present day Antarctica. Humans had
not yet arrived on global scene. The climate was much warmer. There was a huge
variety of flora and fauna.
Q. 4 What is the best place to study
the effect of global warming?
Ans.
Antarctica is the best place to study the effect of the global warming. Its
receding glaciers and collapsing ice shelves tell us how real the threat of
global warming is.
Q. 5 Why is the temperature of the
earth rising?
Ans.
The temperature of the earth is rising due to global warming.
Q. 6 What is the effect of man’s
progress on the environment?
Ans.
Human civilisation has been on this earth just for 12000 years. This is a very
small period as compared to the life of this planet. Yet in this period man has
progressed a lot. But this progress has led to environmental depletion and
pollution.
Q. 7 What was the aim of the programme
‘Students on Ice’?
Ans.
‘Students on ice’ programme aims at taking high school students to the end of
the world. The programme provides the school students an opportunity to get
knowledge and experience of Antarctica and inspire them understand the danger
of global warming. This programme aimed at studying the Antarctica in order to
learn about the earth and its history.
Topic- Essay Type Q-Ans. Of ‘Journey to the End of the Earth
Q. 1 Why did the writer visit
Antarctica? What does she say about Gondwana?
Ans.
In this essay, the writer describes her journey to Antarctica. Her journey
started from Madras. She had to cross nine time zones, six check-points, three
bodies of water and three ecospheres. She travelled one hundred hours to reach
the Antarctica. She was filled with wonder at Antarctica’s immensity and
isolation. He also wondered at the fact that there was a time when India and
Antarctica were part of the same landmass.
The writer said that Gondwana was
giant southern supercontinent about 650 million years ago. Its climate was much
warmer and had a huge variety of flora and fauna. About sixty million years ago,
the dinosaurs were wiped out, the age of mammals got under way, and the
landmass separated into continents.
Q. 2 Why do people visit
Antarctica? OR
How does Antarctica help us in
understanding the past, present and future of the earth?
Ans.
Antarctica is really the place to understand the earth’s present, past and
future. It can tell us how there was time when India and South America were
part of southern supercontinent Gondwana. India got separated and jammed
against the rest of Asia. This resulted in the formation of the Himalayas. In
Antarctica there are no nights and days as we experience here. The study of
Antarctica also tells us that it is only the place in the world that never had
any human pollution. Thus Antarctica tells us the present state also. It can
tell us the Earth’s past. Its receding glaciers and collapsing ice shelves can
give us on indication of the future also. The best place where about global
warming can be studied is Antarctica. Thus, Antarctica is really the place to
understand about the earth’s present, past and future.