pyq/2023/geography-optional-i/1

Answer the following in about 150 words each:

(a) What is “Geostrophic Wind”? Explain the relationship between barometric slope and air circulation. (10 marks, about 150 words)

(b) What is ocean ranching? How are aqua-cowboys related to such activities? (10 marks, about 150 words)

(c) Explain the natural processes of soil enrichment and its impact on food production. (10 marks, about 150 words)

(d) How is ‘Deep Ecology’ as a concept different from ‘Shallow Ecology’? Explain. (10 marks, about 150 words)

(e) What are the environmental implications of economic geology? Discuss. (10 marks, about 150 words)