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Below are essay questions with detailed answers, written from a student's perspective, based on the chapter "Climatic Regions and Climate Change" from the Kerala Social Science 2 Textbook (Standard X). Each answer is at least 300 words, covering factual content, analysis, and application-level insights to aid in examination preparation. These essay questions and answers provide a student’s perspective, combining factual knowledge, analysis, and practical applications to prepare thoroughly for examinations while fostering a deeper understanding of climatic regions and climate change.
An example:
Explain the causes and effects of climate change, emphasizing its impact on different climatic regions.
Answer: As a student, learning about climate change in this chapter has made me aware of its global impact. Climate change, defined by the UN as a long-term shift in weather patterns and temperatures, results from natural and human-induced causes. Natural causes include volcanic eruptions, which release ash and gases, and ocean currents, which alter weather patterns. Anthropogenic causes include deforestation, industrialization, oil mining, and urbanization, which increase greenhouse gases like CO2, intensifying the greenhouse effect and causing global warming. The effects are profound across climatic regions. In the Equatorial Region, deforestation accelerates warming, threatening evergreen forests and biodiversity. The Monsoon Region, including Kerala, faces altered rainfall patterns, with torrential rains causing floods and crop losses, as per the IPCC (1985–2019).
Savannas risk desertification, displacing 135 million people (UNCCD). Hot Deserts experience even higher temperatures, making survival tougher. The Mediterranean Region sees reduced winter
rainfall, affecting citrus farming. Temperate Grasslands face erratic rainfall, impacting wheat production. The Taiga Region loses permafrost, disrupting coniferous ecosystems, while the Tundra
Region sees melting ice caps, shrinking. Globally, sea levels rise by 10–20 mm annually (IPCC 2023), threatening low-lying areas like the Maldives. Himalayan glaciers melt at 12–20 m per year, affecting water availability. As a student, I see that climate change disrupts ecosystems, agriculture, and livelihoods, emphasizing the need for collective action to reduce emissions and protect vulnerable regions.
More Essay Type Question and Answers from 10th std SS 2 Chapter 2 in PDF Format can be had from the link below:
Kerala Social Science 2 Textbook Ch 2 Climatic Regions and Climatic Change Essays.pdf (Size: 188.23 KB / Downloads: 30)