Chapter 1 Solutions — World Geography: Some Glimpses

Questions and Activities

1. 1.
   Why do all map projections have some amount of distortion?
2. 2.
   What makes the Tibetan Plateau unique?
3. 3.
   Why are coral reefs called the 'rainforests of the sea'?
4. 4.
   How do the oceans help to regulate the Earth's climate?
5. 5.
   What is the main reason for the Great Barrier Reef facing threats today?
6. 6.
   Why is the Amazon Rainforest often called the 'Lungs of the Earth'?
7. 7.
   Choose two different types of geographical features you have explored in this chapter. Write short paragraphs on how they influence the flora and fauna or human lives in that area. Do they also have an implication for the whole globe?
8. 8.
   Discuss how oceans influence climate and trade. Use examples from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
9. 9.
   Choose one environmental issue (deforestation, reef bleaching, or desertification) and explain its causes, impacts, and possible solutions.
10. 10.
    Imagine you are a geographer asked to advise a government about protecting one major landscape in your country. Which one would you choose, and why?
11. 11.
    Imagine that someone is funding a group of you for a road trip across two continents. There are differences of opinion on which two they should be. Make a pitch for the ones you would like everyone to go to. Use a blank map, trace your route and locate the places on it, and try to convince the others to your point of view. You could use a variety of creative ways.