POEM: GEOGRAPHY LESSONPREPARED BY

JAYASRI E KTGT ENGLISH

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MALAPPURAM

E-LESSONCLASS VIII ENGLISH

POET:ZULFIKAR GHOSE

THE POET DESCRIBES THE VIEW OF A CITY WHILE HE TRAVELS IN A JET.

FROM TEN THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE CITY LOOKS DIFFERENT AS IF IT IS A

GEOGRAPHICAL DESIGN.SOME FACTS ARE CLEAR TO HIM BUT SOME

UNCLEAR.

SOME DISTURBING QUESTIONS COME TO HIS MIND WHEN HE SITS IN THE JET

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_aircraft

:TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON JETS YOU CAN VISIT:

LET US SEE THE STRIKING IDEAS EXPRESSED IN THE

POEM

WHEN THE JET SPRANG INTO THE SKY, THE FOLLOWING

FACTS WERE CLEAR TO THE POET

THE CITY HAD DEVELOPED.BUT LOOKED LIKE A GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN, SO NARROW AND CONJESTED.ITS GROUND VIEW WAS HAPHAZARD,UNPLANNED&UNSTYLISH.

HUMAN BEINGS HAVE DESTROYED MANY RIVERS FOR THEIR SELFISH PURPOSES

RIVERS ARE BLOCKED OR DESTROYED TO CONSTRUCT

CITIES

WE CAN SEE OVERCROWDED CITIES WHERE RIVERS RAN EARLIER

TO KNOW MORE ABOUT RIVER POLLUTION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UTZEZ6w3hI

WE HAVE TAKEN EVERYTHING

VALLEYS ARE POPULATED

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation

POPULATION EXPLOSION :VISIT THE SITE

THESE CHANGES AGREE WITH THE LOGIC OF GEOGRAPHY AS LAND &WATER ALWAYS

HAVE ATTRACTED MAN

IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE EARTH IS ROUND

THERE IS MORE WATER(SEA) THAN LAND

WE HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES AND COMFORTS TO LEAD A HAPPY LIFE

BUT....IT IS DIFFICULT TO

UNDERSTAND.........

WHY PEOPLE FIND CAUSES TO HATE AND FIGHT?

WHY DO THEY BUILD WALLS AND LIVE APART?

WHY DO THEY KILL ONE ANOTHER?

HERE THE POEM ENDS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war

WANT TO GET INFORMATION ON WORLD WARS?PLEASE VISIT…

AND SEE HOW WARS DESTROY OUR PEACE

HERE THE POEM ENDS.CHILDREN, LET US PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER TO

MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE!

Your Text HerePRESERVE NATURE

HELP THOSE WHO REALLY NEED IT

SHED OFF NARROW-MINDEDNESS

LET US NOT FIGHT FOR SILLY MATTERS

JAYASRI E K