Geography Lesson

 AP/NCERT Solutions for Grade 8 Honeydew
Poem Geography Lesson 

Working With the Poem

1. Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two which are likely to occur in a geography lesson.

• scaled six inches to the mile
• valleys were populated
• land and water attracted man.

2. Seen from the window of an aeroplane, the city appears

(i) as haphazard as on ground.

(ii) as neat as a map.

(iii) as developed as necessary.

Mark the right answer.

(iii) as developed as necessary ✔

3. Which of the following statements are examples of “the logic of geography”?

(i) There are cities where there are rivers. ✔

(ii) Cities appear as they are not from six miles above the ground.

(iii) It is easy to understand why valleys are populated. ✔

(iv) It is difficult to understand why humans hate and kill one another. ✔

(v) The earth is round, and it has more sea than land.

3. Mention two things that are

(i) clear from the height.

(ii) not clear from the height.

(i) The earth is round and it has more sea than land.

(ii) Why men hate each other and build walls across the cities.

1. Sum up the main ideas of the poem in about 50 words.

The poem highlights the perspective gained while flying in a jet at different altitudes. From the sky, the city's development appears planned and logical, while at higher altitudes, the geography's influence on human settlements becomes evident. However, the poet laments humanity's inability to find harmony despite realizing the Earth's vastness and interconnectedness.

2. What lesson of Geography did the poet learn when he flew above his city?

The poet learned that from above, the city's development seemed planned and logical, which appeared different from the haphazard and unplanned appearance observed from the ground.