Journey to the end of the Earth Part 1

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Who is the author of the lesson? Options: Tishani Doshi, Kamla Das, Jane Austen, Chitra Das

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Tishani Doshi

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What does the lesson revolve around?

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the world’s most preserved place, Antarctica

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What is the purpose of The Journey to the world’s most preserved place, Antarctica?

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to sensitize the young minds towards climatic change

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How will the geographical phenomena help us to know the history of mankind?

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by telling the age of existence of human beings on the earth

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Why is a visit to Antarctica important to understand the effect of global warming?

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because here one can see quickly melting glaciers and collapsing ice-shelves

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What is there in Antarctica?

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Geological history

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Which programme aimed to take high school students to the end of the world?

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Geoff Green's 'Students on Ice' programme

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Why did Geoff decide to take high school students on the journey?

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to make them understand their planet and respect it.

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Why is the Antarctica the right place to understand the past, present and future?

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because half million-year-old carbon records are trapped in its layers of ice.

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Why did the author visit Antarctica?

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to have a better understanding of the planet

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