Geography Optional Answer Writing 2020 P-1 Day-39


Q.1) Enumerate the major causes of increasing degradation of environment in hills and hillslopes and state its down-valley impact. (15 marks)


Q.2) Examine the effect of El Nino on the disease outbreaks. (15 marks)

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/how-the-2015-16-el-nino-affected-disease-outbreaks-63544

Q.3) Examine the forest fires in India in 2019. Suggest some policy measures to reduce the forest fires. (20 marks)

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/natural-disasters/forest-fires-in-india-tripled-in-the-last-four-months-63388
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/six-fold-increase-in-forest-fires-as-temperatures-rise-in-many-states-64475

Q.4) “Controlling population growth is a sustainable solution to environmental problems. ” Express your views with suitable examples.


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Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago

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Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

positives:
1. good use of the chart ; it is better suited at the start
negatives:
1. u have not answered the 2nd part of the question: impact down hill
2. apart from 1st 2 points , i felt other points were similar

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Okay…my errors noted…will try to do better in future…

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago

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Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Hi…I too thought of adding the world map….but i forgot and had no time to even think of it..and it looks really nice in your answer… Segregation of parts is really good…Could have incorporated flow charts and even way forward…conclusion could hav been better…Overall good answer….12/15.

Study Villae
Study Villae
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Good attempt…. well written….. Keep writing…. keep rocking

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago
Reply to  Study Villae

thank you

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago

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Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Very good time management …however, language used could hav been simpler…conclusion could hav been better…use of map and demarcating locations was nice but r u sure we don’t have to mention names of places once demarcated ?? I think we must…Overall very good answer…15/20

Study Villae
Study Villae
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Well structured…. nicely written….. good answer….

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago
Reply to  Study Villae

thank you sirs

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago

kindly review q1
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Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Hi..good attempt…but since u r good at segregating different parts of the answer…i think use of flow charts would make it more attractive…overall good…14/15marks…

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago

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Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Actually…i learnt the answer after reading yours…i did not hav much to say about this in my answer…
Your use of data is good…Overall good answer…
If the answer was for 10 marks..then …9/10

Study Villae
Study Villae
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

your answer supports population growth ……. which is in contradiction to the current scenario…. Your answer should link population growth with pollution…. and hence population control is the key to the sustainable environment.

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago
Reply to  Study Villae

yes i figured that out after i wrote the answer…totally failed to meet the demand of the qn…i thought supporting the qn would sound very Malthusian( or Thanosian) so I took the opposite stand….anyway I stand corrected

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago

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Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

q3. additional:
1. try to compartmentalize the answer into sub-headings so that evaluator knows that you have delivered on all the demands of the qn
2. you could add causes for forest fires in india: shifting cultivation, miscreant activity,nature of indian forests( nearly 50% are deciduous)

positives: 1. Karnataka example was good
2 good use of the map; trying demarcating regions rather than writing state names

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Thanks?
Since i wrote answers with time limit…so i dint get the time to demarcate states on map…but yes…will practice demarcating states and improve in future…

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

q2. additional points:
1. how drought affects income of farmers …as consequence malnutrition and loss of immunity
2. how certain viruses like Nipah stay dormant for most part of the year and activate under certain conditions
3. how ecosystems fail due to failure of defence mechanisms( ex: rainforests suffer under droughts)

overall good attempt

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Thanks?…will try to improve in future…

Bartman
Bartman
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

q4. i like ur opinion …far better than my stand
positives:1 answered in favor of the statement
negatives:1 a better structure would be dividin environment into biotic/abiotic and abiotic into air/water/land—-then discuss the relation between problems in each segment and population
2.qn asks u to support with examples
3. ur opinion is fading towards the end of the qn( try reading it again to get my point)

keep on writing…practice makes perfect…hard work works

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Bartman

Thanks?…and yes i do need more practice…will surely consider my errors and improve in future..

Study Villae
Study Villae
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

Upload individual answers separately….

Study Villae
Study Villae
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

Q.4) Answer has valid points….. but needs to be written in points wise and structure has to be improved…
the question asks you to explain with examples….

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Study Villae

Okay…i had heard that geography answers need to be written in paragraphs and not in points…will practice writing in points from next time…Thank you…

Study Villae
Study Villae
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

Q.2) you need to improve your answer….. refer answer written @@amitjoythachil:disqus

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Study Villae

will rewrite it…thank u…

Study Villae
Study Villae
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

Q.3) points of improvements
– label the diagram.
– don’t write big paras instead write in points and underline keywords…
Refer @@amitjoythachil:disqus

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Study Villae

thank you StudyVille…will improve in future…

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago

StudyVille…when will we get the synopsis for these answers ?
Kindly provide us with synopsis so that we don’t have to keep the revision of answers pending…plz?

Study Villae
Study Villae
4 years ago
Reply to  Pooja

We are working on it…. please give us some time…. we will soon make it available…

Pooja
Pooja
4 years ago
Reply to  Study Villae

Thank you StudyVille…waiting to get them at the earliest…