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English Core · 2025 · 5 marks
Vistas: Journey to the end of the EarthJourney to the end of the Earth (Tishani Doshi)5 markslong answer
CBSE 2025 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q13
The world's geological history is trapped in Antarctica. Discuss with reference to the chapter 'Journey to the End of the Earth'.
The world's geological history is trapped in Antarctica. Discuss with reference to the chapter 'Journey to the End of the Earth'.
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Antarctica was once part of the giant, amalgamated supercontinent, Gondwana
to visit Antarctica is to be part of that history
history of the Earth trapped in its ice layers
to get a grasp of the past, present and future
still in its pristine form as it is not inhabited
to understand significance of Cordilleran folds and pre-Cambian granite shields;
ozone and carbon; evolution and extinction
India pushing northwards, jamming against Asia to buckle its crust and form the
Himalayas
South America drifting off to join North America, etc.
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