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Contents
Page 3: Bangladesh: its location, characteristics and place in the World
Page 4: The physical environment, climate, relief and floods
Page 8: Population, structure and growth
Page 11: Life in the countryside, rice growing and the fight for survival
Page 12: The future, scope for optimism and/or pessimism
Illustrations
Fig.1: A Map of Bangladesh. ... 2: A graph showing the average rainfall in Bangladesh. ... 5: A graph showing the population structure of Bangladesh. ... 6: A picture showing the population density of Bangladesh. ...
Bangladesh
Bangladesh: its Location, Characteristics and place in the World
Bangladesh is a small country in South Asia and is surrounded by India on the West, North and North-East, Burma on the South-East and the Bay of Bengal on the South. ...
Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan in 1971.
Map of Bangladesh Fig.1
Bangladesh is one of the poorest nations in the world and also one of the most densely populated. Bangladesh with a total area of 143,998 square kilometres accommodates nearly 130 million people; this means that on average there will be 775 people per square kilometre. ... The land of Bangladesh is split up into four main groups; these are 75% arable land (crops), 5% pastureland, 15% forests and 5% of urban land. ...
The Physical Environment: Climate, relief and floods
Bangladesh has a tropical monsoon type of climate, with heavy summer rain and high summer temperatures. ... Winds from the South and South-East from the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal bring 95% (1,928 mm) of Bangladesh・s rain between April and October, a six-month period. Bangladesh・s climate is one of the wettest in the world with rainfall averaging 1525mm in most places and 5080mm near the hills; most of this rain falls in the monsoon season that is between the months of June and September. ... In Bangladesh the temperatures range from 12. ...
Nearly all of Bangladesh・s rain falls during the monsoon season, this, along with the Ganges River, causes widespread flooding over about 25% to 30% of Bangladesh・s land. ... Both of these massive rivers meet the sea in Bangladesh this means that Bangladesh is nearly all delta or flatland. The highest mountain in Bangladesh is the Keokradong Hill that is only 1320m high. Most of the floodwater is carried into Bangladesh along the Ganges River from India; all of the water in the Ganges causes it to burst its banks frequently which causes widespread flooding throughout Bangladesh. ... This (picture on the next page) shows the path of the water as is sweeps over India in the Ganges River and down into Bangladesh where it will flood land and houses. ... 3
One of the worst floods ever recorded occurred in Bangladesh in 1998 when 1,000 people were killed and 23 million were made homeless.
Approximate Word count = 2332
Approximate Pages = 9.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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