Prize winners for geography work: July – August 2011

[GeoVidyaa]

These are the prize winners for geography work they have done in the
first cycle of workshops at the GeoVidyaa Geography Centre of
Excellence during July-August 2011.

Congratulations to all of you!

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1. “Why are Indian industries located where they are?” –

Class 10 A
“Zodiac Hospital, Mysore”

Team members:
1. BIBIN
2. MRIGNA
3. AISHWARYA
4. BABITHA
5. EDWIN
6. VISHWAS
7. RAKESH

COMMENTS: Rather off-the-beaten-track. Good arguments. Good detail.

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10 B
“Geo India Rice Mill”

Team members:
1. DRISHYA
2. SHWETHA
3. SUBHASHINI
4. NAVNEET
5. VIJAY
6. VARUN

COMMENTS: Good oral presentation. Well thought out.

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10 C
“University of Ambition”

Team members:
1. MADHAV JOSHI
2. DEEPAK KUMAR
3. ABHISHEK RANA
4. K.O. PUNEET
5. SAKIR BEG

COMMENTS: Very innovative location. Excellent detail. Good oral
presentation that connected different factors well.

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10 D
“Eco-tourism”

Team members:

1. TIGNUMANYU
2. ALEX
3. PIRANEYA (writing not legible on the presentation chart)
4. MANJUNATH
5. MAITERI
6. GEETHIKA

COMMENTS: Good focus on tribal people and their local knowledge.

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10 E
“Eco-tourism”

Team members:
1. SHREYA PRASAD
2. JYOTSNA PATHAK
3. YASH MATHUR
4. AYUSH DUTTA
5. L.N.V. HARISH

COMMENTS: Good details, interconnections. Good oral presentation.

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2. “What is the colour of the bear and why?” Classes 6 – 9.

These students attempted to answer the geography riddle.

CORRECT ANSWER:
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For the windows to face in the same direction, the house has to be
either at North pole or South pole. There are no bears at the South
pole. Polar bears exist only at the North pole. Therefore, if a bear
walks by the house, the house has to be at the North pole. Polar bears
are white. Therefore, the bear is white.

Winners: (4 students)

• V. ABHISHEK KUMAR – 6 E
• PRANAY AGARWAL – 7 A
• UTKARSH BHARDWAJ – 7 A
• S. GAUTAM – 7 E

Runners-up: (their answers weren’t exact) (2 students)
• DIVYA – 8 A
• PRAVEEN KUMAR GUPTA – 8 D

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3. Answer to “Geography and Ramzan” blog: (1 student)
• SHEFFIN GEORGE – 8 E

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This list has been submitted to Mrs Raman, Principal, 29 August 2011.
Prizes etc. will be announced soon.

Chandra Shekhar Balachandran
29 August 2011