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QUESTION PYQ 07
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10 marks

How are the fjords formed? Why do they constitute some of the most picturesque areas of the world?

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What the examiner wants

For Fjords: Formation & Landscapes, explain in sequence: first, How are the fjords formed; then, Why do they constitute some of the most picturesque areas of the world. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1How are the fjords formed?≈55 words
  2. 2Why do they constitute some of the most picturesque areas of the world?≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Frame Fjords: Formation & LandscapesCausal drivers/mechanismQuestion-specific evidenceEffects or second limbRelative-weight/balanced conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘How are the fjords formed’ while reducing ‘Why do they constitute some of the most picturesque areas of the world’ to a token paragraph
  • Describing Fjords: Formation & Landscapes without showing the physical mechanism or spatial relationship that explains the pattern asked in the question

Value addition

  • Fjords: Formation & Landscapes: labelled process diagram tied to the written causal chain
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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