How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth? Explain.
What the examiner wants
Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth? Explain.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Arctic and Antarctic ice melting.
Demand-wise check
- 1How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth?≈95 words
- 2Support the Explain with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Arctic and Antarctic ice melting without directly resolving: “How do the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth?”
- Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Explain judgement required by the question
Value addition
- Small labelled map/flow diagram showing the spatial relationship central to the question
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 11 minutes, then get it checked.