Question 11 Mark
Answer
View full question & answer→Fig. 5.3 (A) shows the snow-covered Gangotri glacier area in Dec. 1984, whereas in Fig. 5.3 (B) the snow-covered region of the Gangotri glacier has retreated by 2018.
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Question 21 Mark
Look at the graph and answer the following questions.
(1)What does the graph show?
(2)In which year is the change around 225 mm?
(3)What conclusions can you draw by seeing the graph?
(4)What correlation can be seen in this graph and the graph of rising temperature?
Answer
View full question & answer→(1)The graph shows an increase in the global sea level from 1880 till date.
(2)The change around 225 mm is observed is the year 2018.
(3)With the continued global warming the sea levels are likely to rise.
(4)With the rising temperature the sea level is rising. We can conclude this from both the graphs.
(2)The change around 225 mm is observed is the year 2018.
(3)With the continued global warming the sea levels are likely to rise.
(4)With the rising temperature the sea level is rising. We can conclude this from both the graphs.
Question 31 Mark
With the help of internet, find out the details of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), 2008 and its missions.
Answer
View full question & answer→NAPCC is a government document that includes eight ambitious goals set for the country to achieve.
- National Solar Mission
- National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
- National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
- National Water Mission
- National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
- National Mission for a “Green India”
- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
- National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change
Question 41 Mark
Make a list of movies based on ice age and climate change.
Answer
View full question & answer→- Interstellar
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Chasing Coral
- Snowpiercer
- An Inconvenient Truth
- Are you ready to fight? (Vattaram)
Question 51 Mark
Use internet and reference books on climate change and make a list of species vulnerable to climate change.
Answer
View full question & answer→Species vulnerable to climate change are: corals, polar bear and frogs.